Luke Charteris
| Birth name | Luke Charteris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | March 9, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camborne, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 284 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tregib Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Charteris is a Wales international rugby union player. A second row forward, he plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons.
Charteris made his debut for Wales in 2004 versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.
Charteris was called up as a late replacement by Wales head coach Warren Gatland for the Summer 2008 tour of South Africa, replacing injured lock Bradley Davies. Charteris had been on holiday in San Francisco at the time and had to fly directly from there to South Africa.
On the basis of his good form for the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League, Charteris was again selected for the Wales squad for the Autumn internationals series in October 2008. He played in the series against Canada and came on as a replacement in the loss to New Zealand and the victory over Australia.
On 11 December 2008, Charteris signed a new long-term deal to keep him at Newport Gwent Dragons until 2012.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.[1][2]
In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [3]
Also in August 2011 Charteris was appointed captain of Newport Gwent Dragons.[4]
References
- ^ Wales 2010 Six Nations Squad
- ^ Charteris presses for recall
- ^ "Wales 2011 Rugby World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ Charteris captains Dragons
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