| Date of birth | 26 January 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlotte Anne Barras (born 26 January 1982) is an English rugby union player. She represented England at the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, she scored the only try in their loss to New Zealand in the final. [1] She is a PE teacher at Saint Helen and Saint Katherine. [2]
Barras was a member of the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens squad. [3]
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