| Charlie Sharples | |
| Birth Place: | Hong Kong |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 91kg (201lb) [1] |
| Position: | Wing |
| Years1: | 2007– |
| Years2: | 2007–2010 |
| Clubs1: | Gloucester |
| Clubs2: | Moseley (D-R) |
| Apps1: | 266 |
| Apps2: | 32 |
| Points1: | 455 |
| Points2: | 60 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 28 July 2020 |
| Repyears1: | 2011 |
| Repyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Repteam1: | England Saxons |
| Repteam2: | England |
| Repcaps1: | 3 |
| Repcaps2: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 10 |
| Reppoints2: | 10 |
| School: | St Peter's High School, Gloucester Wycliffe College |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1989 |
Charlie Sharples (born 17 August 1989) is a former English rugby union footballer, who last played 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.
Sharples made his England debut against Wales in a World Cup warm-up match on 6 August 2011.[4] He scored two tries, his only international points, in a 54–12 win over Fiji on 10 November 2012.[5] He also started the following week against Australia, which proved to be his fourth and final appearance for England.[6]