Charlie Matthews
English rugby union player
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Charles Walter W. Matthews (born 26 July 1991) is an English rugby union player French Pro D2 team Biarritz Olympique.[3]
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23 July 1991
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| Born | Charles Walter Watson Matthews[1] 23 July 1991 Kingston-upon-Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hurstpierpoint College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthews attended Hurstpierpoint College in West Sussex, where he was Head Boy in his final year.[4]
Matthews was selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians in the summer of 2014.[5] The second-row previously also represented England at U20 level at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship and 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina and Italy respectively.
Matthews got his first taste of coaching with Sussex RFU in 2017-18 before going on to coach at Haslemere RFC, Southam RFC and King's Rugby.
Charlie's great grandmother was the sculptor and artist Alice Bertha Moreton.
