Charlie Thacker | |
Birth Name: | Charles Michael Thacker |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1996 |
Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet) |
Weight: | 87kg (192lb) |
Relatives: | Harry Thacker (Brother) |
Position: | Centre |
Years1: | 2014 - 2019 |
Clubs1: | Leicester Tigers |
Apps1: | 12 |
Points1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2020 - |
Clubs2: | Nottingham |
Clubupdate: | 1 July 2020 |
Charles Michael Thacker (born 10 August 1996)[1] is an English rugby union centre who plays for Nottingham in the RFU Championship. He previously played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.
Thacker was born in Leicester. His elder brother is Bristol Bears hooker Harry Thacker, and his father Troy Thacker also played hooker for Leicester.
Thacker made his Leicester Tigers debut on 1 November 2014 in a 17-16 win against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[2] He scored his first try for the club on 4 November 2017 against Gloucester again in the Anglo-Welsh Cup[3] and was named as the fans' man of the match for his performance.[4] [5]
On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.[6]