Colin Charvis
Charvis at the 2007 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Colin Lloyd Charvis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 December 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.