Charlie Beech
Charlie Beech (born 21 July 1987 in Stevenage, England) is a rugby union player for Coventry R.F.C. in the RFU Championship. He plays as a prop.
Birth name | Charles Beech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stevenage, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Oakham School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Ian McGeechan[2] Graham Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beech represented England at the U19 World Championship in 2006.[3] Beech also represented the England under-20 team in the 2007 Six Nations.[4]
Beech joined the academy of Northampton Saints in 2003,[5] he made one appearance for their senior side, against Rugby Viadana in the European Challenge Cup.[6] After Saints were relegated in the 2006–07 season, Beech signed for London Wasps.[7]
Beech made his competitive debut for Wasps against London Irish, in their first win of the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership.[8] He would have to wait another 13 months before his next appearance,[5] when he scored a match winning try against the Newcastle Falcons.[9] In April 2009, Beech signed a contract.[10]
It was announced on 8 March 2011 that Beech had signed for Bath on a three-year deal.[11] In October 2013, Beech signed for Yorkshire Carnegie on an indefinite loan from the rest of the 2013–14 season.[12] However, he signed a permanent deal with Yorkshire Carnegie, effectively leaving Bath.[13]
On 8 April 2018, Beech left Leeds to join Championship rivals Coventry[14]
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- McRae, Donald (19 May 2009). "Details on relationship". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Life's a Beech". RFU. 20 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- "Wales U20 21–21 England U20". BBC. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Wasps profile". London Wasps official site. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Captain Thompson back at hooker and debuts awarded to two Academy players". Northampton Saints official site. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Beech to surf Wasps wave". Sky Sports. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Wasps 28–14 London Irish". BBC. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Newcastle 17–23 Wasps". BBC. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Beech and Veale sign Wasps deals". BBC. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Young Stars commit future to Bath Rugby". Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.
- "Yorkshire Carnegie sign Bath prop Charlie Beech on loan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- "Charlie Beech signs permanent deal to leave Bath for Yorkshire Carnegie". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- "Coventry sign props with Wasps, Bath, Northampton Saints and Leicester City FC experience!". Coventry Telegraph. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.