Luke Charteris

Last updated

Luke Charteris
Luke Charteris. Wales Grand Slam Celebration, Senedd 19 March 2012.jpg
Charteris during the 2012 Grand Slam celebration at the Senedd
Birth nameLuke Charteris
Date of birth (1983-03-09) 9 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Camborne, Cornwall
Height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) [1]
Weight273 lb (124 kg) [1]
School Tregib Comprehensive School
University University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–2012 Newport Gwent Dragons 142 (40)
2012–2014 Perpignan 47 (0)
2014–2016 Racing 92 42 (5)
2016–2019 Bath 23 (5)
Correct as of 1 April 2017
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Wales U19
Wales U21
2004–2017 Wales 74 (0)
Correct as of 18 March 2017

Luke Charteris (born 9 March 1983) is a former rugby union player who played as a lock for the Newport Gwent Dragons, Perpignan, Racing 92 and Bath, as well as the Wales national team. He made 74 appearances for Wales between 2004 and 2017. Since his retirement from playing in 2019, he has served as Bath's line-out coach. [2]

Contents

Club career

Charteris started his senior career at Newport Gwent Dragons in 2003. He went on to make over 140 appearances for the Welsh region and was appointed captain in 2011. [3] In May 2012 Charteris joined French Top 14 club USA Perpignan, [4] staying for two years. On 6 June 2014, Charteris joined Parisian side Racing 92, then known as Racing Métro, on a two-year deal after Perpignan were demoted to the Pro D2. [5] He stayed for another two years, after which he moved to England with Bath in 2016. [6]

Charteris retired at the end of the 2018/19 season and took up a new role as specialist line-out coach for Bath Rugby. [7]

International career

Charteris made his debut for Wales versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 21 levels. He was a feature of the Welsh national team for over a decade, touring regularly. He played in many Six Nations tournaments, including in 2010 [8] [9] and 2015. [10]

In August 2011, Charteris was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, [11] and his performances in the tournament were widely praised. [12] [13] Charteris also played in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. [14] He ultimately gained 74 caps for Wales. [15]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dragons RFC</span> One of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales

Dragons RFC are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They have been owned by Dragons RFC Ltd since 2023, having been solely owned by the Welsh Rugby Union from 2017 to 2023 and jointly owned by the WRU and Newport RFC between 2004 and 2017. Dragons play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport, which was the home of Newport RFC from 1877 to 2017, and is shared with Newport County AFC, the city's English Football League team. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup/European Rugby Challenge Cup. The region they represent covers an area of southeast Wales including Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen with a total population approaching 600,000 and they are affiliated with a number of semi-professional and amateur clubs throughout the area, including Pontypool RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Cross Keys RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Newport RFC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Charvis</span> Wales and British Lions international rugby union player

Colin Charvis is a former professional rugby union player. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or at number 8. Born in Sutton Coldfield, England, he captained the Wales national team from 2002 to 2004, and also played for the British & Irish Lions on their tour of Australia in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gavin Henson</span> Welsh international rugby union player

Gavin Lloyd Henson is a Welsh former professional rugby union player, who played as a fly-half, fullback and inside centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aled Brew</span> Welsh rugby union player

Aled Brew is a former Wales international rugby union player who played as a winger. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against Ireland in the 2007 Six Nations Championship. In his career, as well as playing for Biarritz Olympique and Bath Rugby, he is one of only a handful of players to have played for all four top-level regional teams in Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Parks</span> Rugby player

Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter.

Darren Edwards is a former rugby union player. A scrum-half, he was a member of the 2003 Wales national rugby union team and he played for Wales, Wales A, Sevens, Under-21, Students and Under-18 levels. Edwards also played for the Barbarians against England, Scotland and Wales.

Lewis Evans is a former Welsh rugby union player. A back row forward, he previously played his club rugby for the Dragons for the duration of his fifteen-year career. After being invited into the Newport Gwent Dragons academy in 2005, he then went on to play his rugby for [Ebbw Vale RFC] and Newport RFC. He has represented Wales at every age group level winning the Grand Slam with the U19's in 2006 and featured in the Wales national rugby sevens team in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Lydiate</span> Wales & British Lions international rugby union player

Dan Lydiate is a Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, Lydiate was raised in Llandrindod Wells and is a product of the Newport Gwent Dragons academy.

Jason Tovey is a retired Welsh rugby union player who played at fly-half. He has represented the Wales under-20.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhys Webb</span> British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer

Rhys Webb is a Welsh rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. Born in Bridgend, he is a product of the Ospreys academy and played club rugby for Bridgend and Aberavon before breaking into the regional side in 2008. He played for the Ospreys for 10 years before moving to French club Toulon in 2018, but terminated his contract with them in 2020 and agreed a return to the Ospreys; however, he was unable to join the Ospreys immediately and signed for Bath for the remainder of the 2019–20 season before returning to the Ospreys.

Gareth Williams is a Welsh rugby union player. A scrum-half he has represented his country from Welsh Schoolboy level through to the Under 20's. In 2008, he was a member of the Wales squad for U20 Six Nations and U20 World Cup.

Tavis Knoyle is a Wales international rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taulupe Faletau</span> Wales and British Lions international rugby union player

Tangaki Taulupe Faletau, commonly known as Toby Faletau but professionally as Taulupe Faletau, is a Welsh professional rugby union player for Cardiff Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and has represented the Wales national team for over 10 years. The back row forward played for Cross Keys RFC, Newport RFC and Newport Gwent Dragons in Wales before joining Bath in England in 2016. He joined present club Cardiff in 2022.

Jonathan Evans is a Welsh rugby union footballer, who play at scrum half for Ebbw Vale RFC. He also played for the Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons and Bath.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaun Knight</span> English rugby union player

Shaun Knight is an English rugby union player, currently playing for Hartpury University. He plays as a prop.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hallam Amos</span> Rugby player

Hallam Benjamen Amos is a former Welsh rugby union player who played for Cardiff Rugby and Newport Gwent Dragons. He mostly played as a wing, but he was also capable of playing at fullback and as a centre. In October 2021, Amos announced his retirement from professional rugby union to focus on his medical career.

Alex Jeffries is a Welsh former professional rugby union player who played as a prop. He retired from rugby due to a neck injury in April 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regan Grace</span> Wales international rugby league footballer

Regan Grace is a Welsh professional dual-code rugby footballer who plays as a wing for English rugby union side Bath Rugby.

References

  1. 1 2 "Luke Caley Charteris". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Luke Charteris - Profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Charteris captains Dragons
  4. ↑ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | Top 14 | Charteris pens Perp…". archive.ph. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Luke Charteris joins Racing Metro from Perpignan on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Luke Charteris: Bath to sign Wales lock from Racing 92". BBC Sport. 23 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Luke Charteris - Player Profile". Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad
  9. ↑ Charteris presses for recall
  10. ↑ "Six Nations: Cardiff Blues fly-half Gareth Anscombe in Wales squad". BBC Sport. 20 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wales 2011 Rugby World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "Charteris out to bury ghosts of RWC". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Orders, Mark (30 August 2019). "The combined Wales 2011 and 2019 World Cup XV is just immense". walesonline. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015: Wales' squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Woolford, Anthony (21 April 2019). "Welsh rugby star to retire and take coaching role at English giants". walesonline. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.