| Chris Saverimutto | |
| Full Name: | Christian Lingard Saverimutto |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Wallasey, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
| Position: | Scrum-half |
| Repyears1: | 1995–96 |
| Repcaps1: | 3 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Christian Lingard Saverimutto (born 8 August 1971) is an English-born former rugby union international for Ireland.[1]
Saverimutto was born and raised in Merseyside, England. His father is Sri Lankan and his maternal grandparents were from Dublin, Ireland.[2] He attended St Anselm's College, Birkenhead. At colts level, Saverimutto had featured in an England side, but ended up switching allegiances to Ireland on the basis on his ancestry.[3]
A Sale player, Saverimutto made his Test debut for Ireland in 1995 as a scrum-half against Fiji at Lansdowne Road, which was Ireland's first match in the fully-professional era.[4] In 1996, he played a Test against the United States in Atlanta, followed by the Five Nations fixture against Scotland, with a knee injury then curtailing his progress.[5]
Saverimutto is now a chartered surveyor.[6]