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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Carling was formerly married to the television presenter [[Julia Carling]]. Prior to their divorce, he was romantically linked by some members of the press with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], the then wife of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]].<ref>Warren.J [https://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/26140/What-s-happened-to-Diana-s-men- "What happened to Diana's men"]''[[Daily Express]]'', 2007-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-12-02</ref><ref>CBS Worldwide [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/20/48hours/main612818.shtml "Diana's secret love"] ''[[CBS News]]'', 2004-04-21. Retrieved on 2008-12-02</ref><ref>Time.com [http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/diana/readingroom/9697/32596.html "Sweep it under the rugger"] ''[[Time Magazine]]'', 1996-03-25. Retrieved 2008-12-02</ref> Carling has denied any such relationship.<ref>Ellam.D [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040926/ai_n12907021 "Will Carling: my life as the cad"] ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'', 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2008-12-02.</ref> |
Carling was formerly married to the television presenter [[Julia Carling]]. Prior to their divorce, he was romantically linked by some members of the press with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], the then wife of [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince Charles]].<ref>Warren.J [https://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/26140/What-s-happened-to-Diana-s-men- "What happened to Diana's men"]''[[Daily Express]]'', 2007-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-12-02</ref><ref>CBS Worldwide [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/20/48hours/main612818.shtml "Diana's secret love"] ''[[CBS News]]'', 2004-04-21. Retrieved on 2008-12-02</ref><ref>Time.com [http://www.time.com/time/daily/special/diana/readingroom/9697/32596.html "Sweep it under the rugger"] ''[[Time Magazine]]'', 1996-03-25. Retrieved 2008-12-02</ref> Carling has denied any such relationship.<ref>Ellam.D [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040926/ai_n12907021 "Will Carling: my life as the cad"] ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'', 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2008-12-02.</ref> |
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====Charity Work==== |
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Carling is currently an Athlete Ambassador for [[Right To Play]], the world's leading sport for development charity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Right To Play: Meet Our Athletes|url=http://www.righttoplay.com/uk/the-team/Pages/MeetOurAthletes.aspx}}</ref> |
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==Life after rugby== |
==Life after rugby== |
Revision as of 11:23, 17 August 2011
Birth name | William David Charles Carling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 December 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Hatfield College, Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William David Charles Carling, OBE (born 12 December 1965) is a former Rugby union player for Harlequins, and a former captain of England from 1988 to 1996, winning 72 caps.
Early life
He attended the Sedbergh School in Winder House, on an army scholarship and later graduated with a degree in Psychology from Hatfield College, Durham.[1] After university, Carling joined the army and was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Wales. He never rose above the rank of Second Lieutenant and his commission was terminated in 1988.
Rugby career
He played for Harlequins as a centre but was more committed to his England side. This commitment led Carling to resign his commission and concentrate on Rugby Union as a career despite the sport still being considered amateur.
He was the youngest England captain at age 22 and was at the time the most successful. His most prolific period saw him lead England to back-to-back Five Nations grand slam victories (1991, 1992), amassing 5 tries from outside centre, as well as 1 more in the 92 tournament at fly half where he played in the absence of the injured Rob Andrews.[2]. Whilst possibly the worlds finest centre, his team went on to the final of the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He also led them to a 1995 Grand Slam, a feat that was not to be repeated by another England team until 2003.
Carling's England team was often criticised as boring because they did not score many tries and often relied upon their forwards rather than take risks by giving the ball to the backs. Perhaps it was sensitivity about this that caused a famous reversal of tactics in the 1991 Rugby World Cup Final, when England suddenly played an expansive game that possibly contributed to their defeat by Australia. Carling offered the explanation that it was due to a previous defeat by Australia where England had been beaten up front.
Despite this, under Carling England started to challenge and beat the established rugby union powers such as New Zealand and Australia, and their success helped to make rugby union a more popular sport in England.
Carling famously described the Rugby Football Union Committee as "57 old farts" which led to his sacking as captain. The incident had been provoked by administrator Dudley Wood's comments about England players' desire to cheat by breaking the amateur ethics. He was however quickly reinstated due to public pressure and following a public apology was able to go to the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
Following his resignation from the England captaincy he continued to be selected as an outside centre ahead of Jeremy Guscott.
Personal life
Carling was formerly married to the television presenter Julia Carling. Prior to their divorce, he was romantically linked by some members of the press with Diana, Princess of Wales, the then wife of Prince Charles.[3][4][5] Carling has denied any such relationship.[6]
Charity Work
Carling is currently an Athlete Ambassador for Right To Play, the world's leading sport for development charity.[7]
Life after rugby
After his rugby career ended he became a TV pundit on rugby union. He has also worked as a motivational speaker[8] and in 2001 founded Will Carling Management Ltd, a corporate hospitality company[9][10] which is also involved in the rugby social networking website "Rucku".[11]
Carling is also an enthusiastic user of microblogging service Twitter and has over 48,000 followers (as of 28 Feb 2011).[12]
Wallaby George Gregan equalled his 59 matches as captain in the 2007 Rugby World Cup - Pool B against Fiji and in the 2009 Tri Nations Series Springbok John Smit equalled and beaten his record in tests between New Zealand in Bloemfontein and Durban respectively.
He now lives in Eversley.
Matches as captain
Honours as captain
- Runner-up: 1991
- Champions: 1991 (Grand Slam and Triple Crown), 1992 (Grand Slam and Triple Crown), 1995 (Grand Slam and Triple Crown), 1996 (Triple Crown)
- Runners-up: 1989, 1990, 1994
- Winners: 1989, 1991–96
- Runners-up: 1990
- Winners: 1989–92, 1995–96
- Runners-up: 1993–94
References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Robert Andrews http;//rugby365.com/historyofthegame/England/Andrews_Robert
- ^ Warren.J "What happened to Diana's men"Daily Express, 2007-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-12-02
- ^ CBS Worldwide "Diana's secret love" CBS News, 2004-04-21. Retrieved on 2008-12-02
- ^ Time.com "Sweep it under the rugger" Time Magazine, 1996-03-25. Retrieved 2008-12-02
- ^ Ellam.D "Will Carling: my life as the cad" Sunday Mirror, 2004-09-26. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Right To Play: Meet Our Athletes".
- ^ "Now You're Talking". Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ Growing Business Online "Will Carling", 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ "Total Edge Network press release on Response Resource", 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2009-02-27
- ^ Will Carling's Twitter Page
External links
- Articles with dead external links from November 2008
- English rugby union players
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Alumni of Durham University
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Old Sedberghians
- Harlequin F.C. players
- Royal Regiment of Wales officers
- Combined Services rugby union players
- Northern Division rugby union players