Birth name | Charles Beech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stevenage, Hertfordshire[ citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]