Charlie_Sharples
Charlie Sharples
Rugby player
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.
| Date of birth | (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Peter's High School, Gloucester Wycliffe College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- "Rugby World Cup 2011: Charlie Sharples is making rapid strides for England". web page. Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- "England 23-19 Wales". BBC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "England 54-12 Fiji". BBC. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "England 14-20 Australia". BBC. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- "England Rugby Profile". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Gloucester Rugby Profile
- Charlie Sharples at ESPNscrum
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