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Colin Charvis
Colin Charvis (born 27 December 1972) is a former professional rugby union player. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or at number 8. Born in Sutton Coldfield, England, he captained the Wales national team from 2002 to 2004, and also played for the British & Irish Lions on their tour of Australia in 2001.
Charvis became the world record try scorer for a forward in test match rugby with his 22nd international try on 24 November 2007 in a match against South Africa at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. In 2011, he was overtaken by Takashi Kikutani of Japan on the list of leading rugby union test try scorers.
Charvis was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, on 27 December 1972 to Lloyd and Lynne Charvis,[citation needed] and grew up in the nearby town of Aldridge. Charvis is of Jamaican heritage through his father. After playing football in his early years, Charvis began playing rugby at the age of 11 when he started attending Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall. At age 18, he began studying at the Polytechnic of Central London, where he was coached by former London Welsh RFC player Glan Richards, who convinced Charvis to join the club. He stayed at London Welsh until 1995, when he moved to Swansea RFC, under the management of Mike Ruddock.
Charvis played for Swansea for eight seasons, making a total of 168 appearances and scoring 62 tries. In March 2003, the club went into administration, and Charvis was offered a redundancy package on 21 March. He was released the following week amid hopes for a contract offer from the newly founded Neath–Swansea regional team, as well as the Gwent team coached by Mike Ruddock, who had brought Charvis to Swansea.
After Wales's elimination from the World Cup, having not received an acceptable offer from any of the five new Welsh regional sides, Charvis signed for French second-tier side Tarbes on a contract that would take him through to the end of the 2003–04 season, when he was expected to return to Wales; During the season, he expressed his intent to continue playing for Wales; however, although he was part of the squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship, his desire to continue his international career proved a stumbling block, and by the end of the tournament in March 2004, initial talks with three of the regions had reached an impasse.
Despite interest from at least three unnamed, top-flight French sides, Charvis signed for Newcastle Falcons in England in June 2004. He missed three months of the 2004–05 season after suffering a broken foot in January 2005, but returned for the last three games of the season. After captaining the team in those matches, he was named as Newcastle's full-time captain for the 2005–06 season, taking over from co-captains Jonny Wilkinson and Ian Peel. With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, talks began over a new deal but by May 2006, rumours surfaced that negotiations had broken down.
No deal was forthcoming, and on 26 May 2006, it was announced that Charvis would be leaving Newcastle. After a move to the Newport Gwent Dragons fell through over the summer, Charvis was reportedly considering retirement; however, he did ultimately sign for the Dragons on a one-year deal. He made his debut for the club in a pre-season friendly against the Cornish Pirates, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 20–6 victory. Coach Paul Turner said after the game that he expected Charvis would play at least 15 games for the Dragons that season. He ended up playing 26 times, mostly at flanker but also at number 8, and scored three tries. Charvis particularly shone in the European Challenge Cup, scoring a try in the 66–10 win at home and the 39–29 win away to the București Wolves in December 2006. The Dragons went on to reach the semi-finals of the competition, but Charvis missed the match against Clermont due to injury and the Dragons lost 46–29. He scored his third try of the season in the Dragons' penultimate league match, a 23–0 win at home to Connacht.
Due to his involvement with Wales at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Charvis missed the first five games of the Dragons' season in 2007–08, returning to action in the 19–13 away win over Edinburgh on 12 October 2007. He again scored back-to-back European tries in December 2007, crossing in the 35–33 away win at Benetton Treviso and 24–22 loss in the return game at Rodney Parade. That win over Benetton proved to be the Dragons' only one of the Heineken Cup campaign; they lost 25–0 in their final pool game against Perpignan on 19 January 2008, and Charvis suffered an injury that ruled him out for the next 10 weeks. He returned to play in five of the last six games of the season, scoring a try in an 18–10 win at home to the Ospreys in the penultimate match that secured Heineken Cup qualification; he was named man of the match in that game, as well as the final-day win at home to Leinster.
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Colin Charvis
Colin Charvis (born 27 December 1972) is a former professional rugby union player. A back row forward, Charvis was equally adept as a flanker or at number 8. Born in Sutton Coldfield, England, he captained the Wales national team from 2002 to 2004, and also played for the British & Irish Lions on their tour of Australia in 2001.
Charvis became the world record try scorer for a forward in test match rugby with his 22nd international try on 24 November 2007 in a match against South Africa at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. In 2011, he was overtaken by Takashi Kikutani of Japan on the list of leading rugby union test try scorers.
Charvis was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, on 27 December 1972 to Lloyd and Lynne Charvis,[citation needed] and grew up in the nearby town of Aldridge. Charvis is of Jamaican heritage through his father. After playing football in his early years, Charvis began playing rugby at the age of 11 when he started attending Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall. At age 18, he began studying at the Polytechnic of Central London, where he was coached by former London Welsh RFC player Glan Richards, who convinced Charvis to join the club. He stayed at London Welsh until 1995, when he moved to Swansea RFC, under the management of Mike Ruddock.
Charvis played for Swansea for eight seasons, making a total of 168 appearances and scoring 62 tries. In March 2003, the club went into administration, and Charvis was offered a redundancy package on 21 March. He was released the following week amid hopes for a contract offer from the newly founded Neath–Swansea regional team, as well as the Gwent team coached by Mike Ruddock, who had brought Charvis to Swansea.
After Wales's elimination from the World Cup, having not received an acceptable offer from any of the five new Welsh regional sides, Charvis signed for French second-tier side Tarbes on a contract that would take him through to the end of the 2003–04 season, when he was expected to return to Wales; During the season, he expressed his intent to continue playing for Wales; however, although he was part of the squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship, his desire to continue his international career proved a stumbling block, and by the end of the tournament in March 2004, initial talks with three of the regions had reached an impasse.
Despite interest from at least three unnamed, top-flight French sides, Charvis signed for Newcastle Falcons in England in June 2004. He missed three months of the 2004–05 season after suffering a broken foot in January 2005, but returned for the last three games of the season. After captaining the team in those matches, he was named as Newcastle's full-time captain for the 2005–06 season, taking over from co-captains Jonny Wilkinson and Ian Peel. With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, talks began over a new deal but by May 2006, rumours surfaced that negotiations had broken down.
No deal was forthcoming, and on 26 May 2006, it was announced that Charvis would be leaving Newcastle. After a move to the Newport Gwent Dragons fell through over the summer, Charvis was reportedly considering retirement; however, he did ultimately sign for the Dragons on a one-year deal. He made his debut for the club in a pre-season friendly against the Cornish Pirates, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 20–6 victory. Coach Paul Turner said after the game that he expected Charvis would play at least 15 games for the Dragons that season. He ended up playing 26 times, mostly at flanker but also at number 8, and scored three tries. Charvis particularly shone in the European Challenge Cup, scoring a try in the 66–10 win at home and the 39–29 win away to the București Wolves in December 2006. The Dragons went on to reach the semi-finals of the competition, but Charvis missed the match against Clermont due to injury and the Dragons lost 46–29. He scored his third try of the season in the Dragons' penultimate league match, a 23–0 win at home to Connacht.
Due to his involvement with Wales at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Charvis missed the first five games of the Dragons' season in 2007–08, returning to action in the 19–13 away win over Edinburgh on 12 October 2007. He again scored back-to-back European tries in December 2007, crossing in the 35–33 away win at Benetton Treviso and 24–22 loss in the return game at Rodney Parade. That win over Benetton proved to be the Dragons' only one of the Heineken Cup campaign; they lost 25–0 in their final pool game against Perpignan on 19 January 2008, and Charvis suffered an injury that ruled him out for the next 10 weeks. He returned to play in five of the last six games of the season, scoring a try in an 18–10 win at home to the Ospreys in the penultimate match that secured Heineken Cup qualification; he was named man of the match in that game, as well as the final-day win at home to Leinster.
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