Charlie Beech
| Full name | Charles Beech | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) [1] | ||
| School | Oakham School | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Ian McGeechan[2] Graham Poll | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | Yorkshire Carnegie | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Biggleswade Rugby Club | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–2007 2007–2011 2011–2014 2014– |
Northampton Saints Wasps Bath Rugby Yorkshire Carnegie |
1 15 17 |
(0) (10) (10) |
Charlie Beech (born 21 July 1987 in Stevenage, England) is a rugby union player for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship. He plays as a prop.
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] On October 2013, Beech signed for Yorkshire Carnegie on an indefnite loan from the rest of the 2013-14 season.[12] However, he signed a permanent deal with Yorkshire Carnegie, effectively leaving Bath.[13]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ↑ McRae, Donald (2009-05-19). "Details on relationship". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "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. 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- 1 2 "Wasps profile". London Wasps official site. 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Captain Thompson back at hooker and debuts awarded to two Academy players". Northampton Saints official site. 2005-10-20. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Beech to surf Wasps wave". Sky Sports. 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Wasps 28–14 London Irish". BBC. 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Newcastle 17–23 Wasps". BBC. 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Beech and Veale sign Wasps deals". BBC. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ "Young Stars commit future to Bath Rugby".
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 1 April 2014.