Charlie Sharples
Date of birth | 17 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Charlie Sharples (born 17 August 1989) is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Gloucester. He plays as a wing.
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, and made his England debut against Wales in a World Cup warm-up match on 6 August.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sharples first start for Gloucester [permanent dead link]
External links
- "England Rugby Profile". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
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- Charlie Sharples at ESPNscrum