Charlie Walker (rugby union)

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Charlie Walker
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Date of birth (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger/Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2019
2011–2012
2013
2019−2020
2020–
Harlequins
Esher
Ealing Trailfinders
Zebre
Ealing Trailfinders
95
17

12
(217)
(20)

(0)
(25)
Correct as of 5 november 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012
2012
England U20
England 7s
9
8
15
0
Correct as of 15 December 2017

Charlie Walker (born 23 December 1992) is an English rugby union winger who plays for the RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders.

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Early life

Walker attended Stoneygate School then Oakham School where he played at Fly Half and captained the 1st XV [1] which reached the final of the NatWest Schools Cup in 2011 and ultimately lost to Whitgift School 45-24. Walker played alongside current Scottish flanker Hamish Watson. Walker also played for the England U20 side. [2]

Professional Playing Career

Walker moved from the Leicester Tigers to Harlequin F.C. in 2011 after finishing his A-levels [3] because he had grown unhappy with the Leicester Academy after they had wanted him to leave Oakham to join another closer Leicester school with official links to the Tigers' Academy. Walker was quoted as saying "“I did not think I’d enjoy things if I moved. If you are not enjoying it you are not going to play well, so I stayed at school and joined Quins full-time after I left.". [4] He played for Zebre in 2019-20 Pro14 season. [5] [6]

Ahead of the 2020-21 RFU Championship Season, Walker signed for Ealing Trailfinders, a team he had briefly signed for on loan before breaking into the Harlequins first team. [7]

Walker played for the England 7s in Hong Kong and Japan during the 2013 Circuit. [8]

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References

  1. "Quins' Charlie: Walking out on Leicester Tigers was best decision ever". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. "Charlie Walker". www.quins.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. "Charles James N. Walker". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. "Quins' Charlie: Walking out on Leicester Tigers was best decision ever". Richmond and Twickenham Times. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad". RugbyPass. 17 July 2019.
  6. "Le Zebre Rugby Salutano Otto Giocatori Che Lasciano Il Club". 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. "FORMER HARLEQUINS WINGER CHARLIE WALKER HEADING TO EALING TRAILFINDERS". EalingTrailfinders.com.
  8. "Charlie Walker". www.quins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2017.