Charlie Atkinson (rugby union)
Birth name | Charles Joseph Atkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Joseph Atkinson (born 6 October 2001) is a rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Wasps RFC and England.[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Atkinson's father played rugby for Tynedale RFC, Northumberland and had England U18 trials.
Atkinson first played rugby at Oxford RFC, aged five.[3] He was educated at Abingdon School from 2013 until 2020 and played in the first XV rugby team.[4][5] Atkinson played twice for England U-18.[6]
Rugby playing career[]
In 2020 he signed for Wasps on a three year contract.[7] On 1 January 2021 he was selected for the England Under-20 Elite Player Squad (EPS)[8] and on 26 January 2021 it was announced that he would be part of the shadow squad for England at the 2021 Six Nations Championship.[9][10]
Atkinson is known for beating defenders, try scoring, and also for physical commitment in defence.[11][12]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Charlie ATKINSON - Fiche joueur - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "RFU".
- ^ "Rugby report" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
- ^ "Rugby Podcast with Charlie Atkinson". Abingdonian School. 18 May 2020.
- ^ "RFU".
- ^ "Wasps Rugby signing". Abingdon School. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Charlie Atkinson named in England U20 2021 Elite Player Squad". Official Wasps Rugby website. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "OA selected for England". Abingdon School. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Sam Underhill: Bath flanker withdraws from England's Six Nations squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "'Stupid' - cautionary words given to Wasps teenager Charlie Atkinson". 30 December 2020.
- ^ "'I had to have a word with him and I used the word stupid'".
External links[]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- People educated at Abingdon School
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union players from Oxford
- Wasps RFC players