Charlie Ewels
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| Birth name | Charlie John Ewels[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bournemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Moordown St John's Bournemouth School Bryanston School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Ewels (born 29 June 1995 in Bournemouth, England) is an English professional rugby union player who plays at lock for Premiership club Bath.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Ewels grew up in Bournemouth, attending Moordown St Johns, Bournemouth[2] and Bryanston schools.[3] Ewels started playing rugby at the age of seven and captained Bournemouth School to a number of local successes playing in a number 8 role, forming a 'formidable' partnership with speedster and playmaker Chris Speers.[2]
It was said that Ewels is a keen car collector and takes his Ford Mustang to motor shows across the south west of England, where he regularly poses for photos with fans on the bonnet. This sentence was a subject on the "England Rugby Podcast", Ewels stated this to be false, he has never owned a Ford Mustang.[4]
Club career
[edit]Ewels joined the Bath academy in 2009.[5] In November 2014 he made his club debut against Glasgow Warriors in the European Rugby Champions Cup.[5]
In March 2018 he started for the Bath side that were defeated by Exeter Chiefs in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[6] In September 2019 it was announced that Ewels was the new club captain at Bath.[5][3]
On 20 April 2023, South African side Blue Bulls announced the signing of Ewels on a short-term loan from Bath until the end of the Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.[7]
International career
[edit]In June 2014 Ewels was a member of the England under-20 team that won the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[2] He partnered Maro Itoje in the second row as they beat South Africa in the final at Eden Park.[8] The following year Ewels captained the side as they won the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[9] and was also chosen to lead the side[10] that finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[11]
Ewels received his first call up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones on 8 May 2016 for a three-day training squad.[12] On 19 November 2016 Ewels made his senior debut as a replacement for Courtney Lawes in an autumn international against Fiji.[13][14] On 20 April 2017 he was named in the squad for the tour of Argentina[15] and scored his first International try in the final test as England won the series.[16] Later that year he scored another try in an autumn international against Samoa.[17]
On 2 February 2020 Ewels started in the opening Six Nations fixture against France at the Stade de France[18] and came off the bench in the final round as England won away to Italy to win the Championship.[19]
On 12 March 2022, in the game against Ireland in the 2022 Six Nations Championship, Ewels was sent off after 82 seconds after clashing heads with Ireland's James Ryan.[20]
On 22 June 2024, in his first international appearance following the red card against Ireland, Ewels was given a red card after attempting to remove the kneecap of Japan's Michael Leitch at a ruck on 73 minutes. [21]
International tries
[edit]- As of 7 July 2019[1]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 |  Argentina |
Santa Fe, Argentina | Estanislao Lopez Stadium | 2017 England tour of Argentina | 17 June 2017 | Win | 35 – 25[16] |
| 2 |  Samoa |
London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2017 Autumn Internationals | 25 November 2017 | Win | 48 – 14[17] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "ESPN profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Payne, Ned (25 June 2014). "Youth sport - rugby: Ex-Bournemouth junior Charlie Ewels stars in England's world triumph". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ a b Evans, Daniel (26 September 2019). "Bath Rugby announce new captain for the 2019/20 season". Somerset Live. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Ben Earl and Charlie Ewels join Dylan on England Rugby Podcast: O2 Inside Line". Youtube. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Homegrown Charlie Ewels announced as club captain". Bath Rugby. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Williams, Adam (30 March 2018). "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Ewels signs for Vodacom Bulls on a short-term loan". Bulls. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Rees, Paul (20 June 2014). "England beat South Africa 21-20 to win the Junior World Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Malin, Ian (20 March 2015). "England win Under-20 Six Nations title for fourth time in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Ewels leads England U20 in Italy". Bath Rugby. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Malin, Ian (20 June 2015). "England miss out on third straight world U20 title against New Zealand". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Danny Cipriani and eight uncapped players named in England training squad". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Payne, Ned (22 November 2016). "Rugby: Ex-Lions youngster Charlie Ewels keeps spot in England camp". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Standley, James (19 November 2016). "England score nine tries as they beat Fiji 58-15 at Twickenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ a b Standley, James (17 June 2017). "England wrap up series 2-0 with 35-25 win over Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b Jewell, Alan (25 November 2017). "Autumn international: England 48-14 Samoa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Fordyce, Tom (2 February 2020). "France 24-17 England: England lose Six Nations opener in Paris". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Grey, Becky (31 October 2020). "Italy 5-34 England: Visitors' victory proves enough to win Six Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Six Nations 2022: Ireland see off brave 14-man England". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "England v Japan match coverage". Telegraph Sport. 22 June 2024.