Charlie Sharples

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Charlie Sharples
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Date of birth (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) [1]
School St Peter's High School, Gloucester
Wycliffe College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–
2007–2010
Gloucester
Moseley (D-R)
266
32
(455)
(60)
Correct as of 28 July 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011
2011–2012
England Saxons
England
3
4
(10)
(10)

Charlie Sharples (born 17 August 1989) is a former English rugby union footballer, who last played in the Aviva Premiership for Gloucester. He plays as a wing.

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Club career

Sharples was born in Hong Kong. As a former Gloucestershire district athlete, Sharples ran a time of 11.30 seconds over the 100m distance at the age of 17. He also ran 40m in a time of 4.82 seconds at the England RWC training camp in 2011, the fastest time recorded in the England squad. [2] He made his début for Gloucester during the 2007/08 season coming on as a substitute against London Irish at Kingsholm. He made his first start for Gloucester against Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park. [3]

Sharples was dual registered with Moseley for both the 2007–08 and 2008-09 seasons. Sharples scored 18 tries in the 2010/11 season including four tries against the Newport-Gwent Dragons.

International career

Sharples made his England debut against Wales in a World Cup warm-up match on 6 August 2011. [4] He scored two tries, his only international points, in a 54-12 win over Fiji on 10 November 2012. [5] He also started the following week against Australia, which proved to be his fourth and final appearance for England. [6]

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References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. "Rugby World Cup 2011: Charlie Sharples is making rapid strides for England". web page. Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. Sharples first start for Gloucester [ permanent dead link ]
  4. "England 23-19 Wales". BBC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. "England 54-12 Fiji". BBC. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. "England 14-20 Australia". BBC. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2024.