Colin Charvis

Colin Charvis

Charvis at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Colin Lloyd Charvis
Date of birth	(1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth	Sutton Coldfield, England
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
School	Queen Mary's Grammar School
University	Polytechnic of Central London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1995 London Welsh 82 (215) 1995–2003 Swansea 168 (310) 2003–2004 Tarbes 17 (15) 2004–2006 Newcastle Falcons 44 (30) 2006–2009 Dragons 51 (35) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2007 Wales 94 (110) 2001 British & Irish Lions 2 (0) Coaching career Years Team 2008–2009 Newport Gwent Dragons (defence/forwards)

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.^[1] In 2011, he was overtaken by Takashi Kikutani of Japan on the list of leading rugby union test try scorers.