Charlie Shiel
| Birth name | Charlie Shiel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal High School, Edinburgh[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Graham Shiel, father Dougie Morgan, grandfather | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Shiel is a Scottish rugby union player who is a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Edinburgh Rugby. His usual position is Scrum-half.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Shiel is the son of Graham Shiel,[2] and grandson of Dougie Morgan; both former Scotland rugby union international players.[1] A former pupil of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Shiel played for their then associated side RHC Cougars.[3] He signed for Currie in 2015.[3] Shiel entered the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2015-16 season as a Stage 2 player.[4]
Professional career
Shiel is now enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[5] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[6] In 2016, 2016-17, Shiel first became a Stage 3 player assigned to Edinburgh Rugby[7] Shiel remains a Stage 3 player for the 2017-18 season still assigned to Edinburgh Rugby. However Shiel has turned out for Glasgow Warriors in their 2017-18 pre-season match against Northampton Saints.[8]
International career
Shiel has played for Scotland U16, scoring two tries in his 3 caps for the side.[1] He made an appearance off the bench for the Scotland U18 side against England U18.[1] He has had 10 caps for the Scotland U20 side.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Scotland U20 () - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland U20 call for Hastings and Shiel junior". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ a b "New signing Charlie Shiel impresses in Currie's big win". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies".
- ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union".
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors 14-19 Northampton Saints - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Charlie Shiel - Rugby - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". www.scoresway.com.