Charlie Matthews Explained

Charlie Matthews
Birth Name:Charles Walter Watson Matthews[1]
Birth Date:23 July 1991
Birth Place:Kingston-upon-Thames, England
Height:2.02m (06.63feet)[2]
Weight:1180NaN0
Position:Lock
Repteam1:England U18
Repteam2:England U20
Repteam3:England Saxons
Repyears2:2010–2011
Repyears3:2014
Repcaps2:20
Repcaps3:3
Reppoints2:10
Reppoints3:0
Years1:2009–2018
Years2:2018–2020
Years3:2020–2022
Years4:2022-
Clubs1:Harlequins
Clubs2:Wasps
Clubs4:Harlequins
Apps1:164
Apps2:28
Apps3:30
Apps4:10
Points1:40
Points2:0
Points3:0
Ru Clubupdate:22 February 2021
School:Hurstpierpoint College

Charles Walter W. Matthews (born 26 July 1991) is an English rugby union player for English Premiership Rugby side Harlequins. He plays as a lock. Matthews was announced as captain for the 22/23 Harlequins Premiership Rugby Cup side.

Matthews attended Hurstpierpoint College in West Sussex, where he was Head Boy in his final year.[3]

Matthews was selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians in the summer of 2014.[4] The second-row previously also represented England at U20 level at the 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Cup in Argentina and Italy.

Charlie's great grandmother was the sculptor and artist Alice Bertha Moreton.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Matthews . ESPN Scrum . 5 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Charlie Matthews . Harlequin F.C . 5 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Charlie Matthews selected for England . Hurstpierpoint College . 5 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001249/http://www.hppc.co.uk/senior_school/news/charlie_matthews_england_rugby.asp . 31 December 2013 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Mike Brown: Harlequins full-back one of 21 added by England. BBC Sport. 19 May 2014 . 1 March 2016.