Charlie Walker (rugby union) explained

Charlie Walker
Birth Date:23 December 1992
Birth Place:Leicester, England
Height Cm:180
Weight Kg:85
Ru Position:Winger/Centre
Ru Clubyears:2011–2019
2011–2012
2013
2019−2020
2020–
Ru Proclubs:Harlequins
Esher
Ealing Trailfinders
Zebre
Ealing Trailfinders
Ru Clubcaps:95
17

12
Ru Clubpoints:
(0)
(25)
Ru Clubupdate:5 november 2018
Ru Nationalyears:2012
2012
Ru Nationalteam:England U20
England 7s
Ru Nationalcaps:9
8
Ru Nationalpoints:15
0
Ru Ntupdate:15 December 2017

Charlie Walker (born 23 December 1992) is an English rugby union winger who plays for the RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders.

Early life

Walker attended Stoneygate School then Oakham School where he played at Fly Half and captained the 1st XV[1] which reached the final of the NatWest Schools Cup in 2011 and ultimately lost to Whitgift School 45-24. Walker played alongside current Scottish flanker Hamish Watson. Walker also played for the England U20 side.[2]

Professional Playing Career

Walker moved from the Leicester Tigers to Harlequin F.C. in 2011 after finishing his A-levels [3] because he had grown unhappy with the Leicester Academy after they had wanted him to leave Oakham to join another closer Leicester school with official links to the Tigers' Academy. Walker was quoted as saying "“I did not think I’d enjoy things if I moved. If you are not enjoying it you are not going to play well, so I stayed at school and joined Quins full-time after I left.".[4] He played for Zebre in 2019-20 Pro14 season.[5] [6]

Ahead of the 2020-21 RFU Championship Season, Walker signed for Ealing Trailfinders, a team he had briefly signed for on loan before breaking into the Harlequins first team.[7]

Walker played for the England 7s in Hong Kong and Japan during the 2013 Circuit.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Quins' Charlie: Walking out on Leicester Tigers was best decision ever. Richmond and Twickenham Times. en. 2017-09-05.
  2. Web site: Charlie Walker. www.quins.co.uk. en. 2017-09-05.
  3. Web site: Charles James N. Walker. ESPN scrum. 2017-09-05.
  4. Web site: Quins' Charlie: Walking out on Leicester Tigers was best decision ever. Richmond and Twickenham Times. en. 2017-09-05.
  5. Web site: Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad. 17 July 2019. RugbyPass.
  6. Web site: Le Zebre Rugby Salutano Otto Giocatori Che Lasciano Il Club . 14 July 2020 . 15 July 2020 . 15 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200715005904/https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/le-zebre-rugby-salutano-otto-giocatori-che-lasciano-il-club/ . dead .
  7. Web site: FORMER HARLEQUINS WINGER CHARLIE WALKER HEADING TO EALING TRAILFINDERS. EalingTrailfinders.com.
  8. Web site: Charlie Walker. www.quins.co.uk. en. 2017-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160428060123/http://www.quins.co.uk/team/players/charlie-walker. 2016-04-28. dead.