Richard de Carpentier
| Birth name | Richard de Carpentier | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kirkham Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | UWIC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard de Carpentier is a young backrow forward playing for the Worcester Warriors club in his second professional contract. His first professional contract was at Leicester Tigers [2] He is a sports coaching graduate of UWIC and a former England Sevens player, having made his debut in the Edinburgh leg of the 2011 World Series [3] and former England Students captain. De Carpentier is a product of Kirkham Grammar School in Lancashire, having played throughout the age groups with fellow Tiger and former schoolmate Kieran Brookes.
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Richard-Carpentier-hopes-follow-Leicester-Tigers/story-12914503-detail/story.html Richard de Carpentier hopes to follow his Leicester Tigers 'hero'
- ^ http://www.rfu.com/News/2011/May/News%20Articles/240511_Sevens_de_Carpentier.aspx Carpentier makes Debut