Colin Charvis

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Colin Charvis
Personal information
Full name	Colin Lloyd Charvis
Date of birth	December 27, 1972 (1972-12-27) (age 35)
Place of birth	Sutton Coldfield
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight	18 st 4 lbs (116 kg)
School	Queen Mary's Grammar School University of Birmingham
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker or No. 8
Clubs		Caps	(points)
?-1995 1995-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-present	London Welsh Swansea Tarbes Newcastle Falcons Newport Gwent Dragons	44 26	(30) (15)
National team(s)
1996-present 2001	Welsh Exiles Wales Students Wales Under-21 Wales A Wales Lions	94 2	(110) (0)

Colin Charvis (born December 27, 1972 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons and internationally for the Wales national rugby union team. He plays on the back row, either as a flanker or as the no. 8.

Charvis began playing for London Welsh, and then moved to Swansea RFC in 1995. His first cap for Wales was in 1996 against Australia: he went on to become team captain for a period and toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions in 2001.

He remained with Swansea until changes in the Welsh club structure saw him without a contract in the period of the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He moved briefly to Tarbes in France and then to Newcastle Falcons in England whom he also captained.

Charvis's contract with the Falcons was not renewed at the end of the 2005-6 season. He was subsequently picked up by the Newport Gwent Dragons.

He was the victim of alleged racial abuse on February 16, 2007, while playing in Ulster.

Colin became the world record try scorer for a forward in test match rugby on 24th November 2007 v South Africa at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

[edit] See also

• List of rugby union Test caps leaders

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wales profile
• Newport Gwent Dragons: Colin Charvis
• Newcastle Falcons: Colin Charvis
• Profile at Welsh Rugby Union website
• Profile at Sporting Heroes

v • d • e Newport Gwent Dragons – current squad Forwards Daly • Crawford • S. Jones • Black • R. Thomas • Gustafson • Robinson • Wilkes • Harrison • Corsi • Lyon • A. Jones • Sidoli • Hall • Charteris • Bearman • Charvis • Parks • Ringer • Harris • Lydiate • Owen • Fitisemanu • L. Evans Backs Williams • Walker • W. Evans • Sweeney • McCarthy • A. Thomas • Smith • Emerick • Dollman • Davies • Maule • Wyatt • Fussell • Chapman • Mustoe • Morgan • M. Thomas Coach Turner

v • d • e British and Irish Lions - 2001 Australia tour Forwards Back • Bulloch • Charvis • Corry • Dallaglio • Davidson • Greening • Grewcock • Hill • Johnson (c) • Leonard • McBryde • Morris • Murray • O'Kelly • Quinnell • Smith • Taylor • Wallace • West • Williams • Wood • Vickery • Young Backs Balshaw • Catt • Cohen • Dawson • Gibbs • Greenwood • Healey • Henderson • Howe • Howley • James • Jenkins • Luger • Nicol • O'Driscoll • O'Gara • Perry • Robinson • Taylor • Wilkinson Coach Henry

v • d • e Wales squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup Forwards Bennett • Charvis (c) • Cockbain • Davies • Jenkins • Jones, A. • Jones, Dafydd • Jones, Duncan • Llewellyn • McBryde • Popham • Sidoli • Thomas, I. • Thomas, J. • Williams, M. • Wyatt Backs Cooper • Evans • Harris • Jones, M. • Jones, S. • Morgan • Parker • Peel • Shanklin • Sweeney • Taylor • Thomas • Williams, R. • Williams, S. Coach Hansen

v • d • e Wales squad - 2007 Rugby World Cup Forwards Bennett • Charvis • Evans • Gough • Horsman • James, W. • Jenkins, Gethin • Jones, A. • Jones, A. W. • Jones, D. • Owen • Popham • Rees • Thomas, J. • Thomas, R. • Williams, M. Backs Cooper • Hook • James, D. • Jones, M. • Jones, S. • Morgan • Parker • Peel • Phillips • Robinson • Shanklin • Sweeney • Thomas, G. (c) • Williams, S. Coach Jenkins, Gareth