David Bosworth

“The four years I spent at Robinson were the most formative of my life and Landy was so often at the centre of my favourite memories, always there to provide a smile. He was able to be the silliest person in the room, but also the most mature and thoughtful. He was a voice of reason and the source of sage advice, but he was also the life and soul of the party, especially when it came to the post-rugby match pub trip.

His 25 different alarm clocks often still managed to fail to wake him up, but luckily my room was never next door to his. One of my favourite memories (though perhaps not Chris’) was a round of pranks while we were living in the house in Romsey. Having moved Gordy’s possessions into the garden and turned my room literally upside down, everyone else had taken to keeping their rooms firmly locked. One Saturday, Chris went out to play rugby forgetting to lock his door. When he returned we’d managed to cover every surface and item in his room in tin foil… he took it with his usual great humour, and I think he remembered to lock his room after that.

I only started playing rugby when I got to university but Chris was always patient and supportive, offering me tips even if I usually failed to take them on board. Watching him play for the University, it was clear how proud he was. I know Robinson and Cambridge, held a special place in his heart, as did Edinburgh. When it was Chris’ job to organise rugby a tour, it was no surprise that we all headed up north. We all had an amazing time and that was due to all the hard work and planning that Chris had put in. He really was a great person to go out and have a beer with.”