Charlie Beech

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Charlie Beech
Birth nameCharles Beech
Date of birth (1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 33)
Place of birth Stevenage, Hertfordshire [ citation needed ]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) [1]
School Oakham School
Notable relative(s) Ian McGeechan [2] Graham Poll
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Coventry
Youth career
1995–2002 Biggleswade Rugby Club
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2007
2007–2011
2011–2014
2014–2018
2018-		 Northampton Saints
Wasps
Bath Rugby
Yorkshire Carnegie
Coventry 		1
15
17
83		 (0)
(10)
(10)
(9)
Correct as of 21 February 2012
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005-06 England U20s 4 (0)

Charlie Beech (born 21 July 1987 in Stevenage, England) is a rugby union player for Coventry R.F.C. in the RFU Championship. He plays as a prop.

Beech represented England at the U19 World Championship in 2006. [3] Beech also represented the England under-20 team in the 2007 Six Nations. [4]

Beech joined the academy of Northampton Saints in 2003, [5] he made one appearance for their senior side, against Rugby Viadana in the European Challenge Cup. [6] After Saints were relegated in the 2006–07 season, Beech signed for London Wasps. [7]

Beech made his competitive debut for Wasps against London Irish, in their first win of the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership. [8] He would have to wait another 13 months before his next appearance, [5] when he scored a match winning try against the Newcastle Falcons. [9] In April 2009, Beech signed a contract. [10]

It was announced on 8 March 2011 that Beech had signed for Bath on a three-year deal. [11] In October 2013, Beech signed for Yorkshire Carnegie on an indefinite loan from the rest of the 2013–14 season. [12] However, he signed a permanent deal with Yorkshire Carnegie, effectively leaving Bath. [13]

On 8 April 2018, Beech left Leeds to join Championship rivals Coventry [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ↑ McRae, Donald (19 May 2009). "Details on relationship". London: The Guardian . Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Life's a Beech". RFU. 20 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Wales U20 21–21 England U20". BBC. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Wasps profile". London Wasps official site. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Captain Thompson back at hooker and debuts awarded to two Academy players". Northampton Saints official site. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2010.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Beech to surf Wasps wave". Sky Sports. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Wasps 28–14 London Irish". BBC. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle 17–23 Wasps". BBC. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  10. ↑ "Beech and Veale sign Wasps deals". BBC. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  11. ↑ "Young Stars commit future to Bath Rugby". Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
  12. ↑ "Yorkshire Carnegie sign Bath prop Charlie Beech on loan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Charlie Beech signs permanent deal to leave Bath for Yorkshire Carnegie". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Coventry sign props with Wasps, Bath, Northampton Saints and Leicester City FC experience!". Coventry Telegraph. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.


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