Career
He was often described as one of the larger characters in the dressing room, and someone who was always up for a laugh and a friendly smidgen of banter. John Batchelor was born in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. His family moved to Hull in England soon after his birth.
Batchelor worked his way up from being captain of his school team in Hull, the being an important player in the Hull Ionians youth team
Batchelor then moved to the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club. Batchelor"s great physical strength gave him an advantage over the smaller players in the lower leagues of rugby.
Batchelor used this great strength to carry his team up to the heights, never scaled by Exeter Rugby before, of the Aviva Premiership.
