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Charlie Thacker

English rugby union player

Rugby player

Charlie Thacker

Birth name

Charles Michael Thacker

Date of birth

(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 27)

Place of birth

Leicester, England

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

87 kg (13 st 10 lb)

Notable relative(s)

Harry Thacker (Brother)

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Centre
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2014–2019	Leicester Tigers	12	(5)
2020–	Nottingham		()
Correct as of 1 July 2020

Charles Michael Thacker (born 10 August 1996)^[1] is an English rugby union centre who plays for Nottingham in the RFU Championship. He previously played for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.

Early life

Thacker was born in Leicester. His elder brother is Bristol Bears hooker Harry Thacker, and his father Troy Thacker also played hooker for Leicester.^[2]

Career

Thacker made his Leicester Tigers debut on 1 November 2014 in a 17-16 win against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.^[3] He scored his first try for the club on 4 November 2017 against Gloucester again in the Anglo-Welsh Cup^[4] and was named as the fans' man of the match for his performance.^[5]^[2]

On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.^[6]

References

^ "Charlie Thacker". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Leicester Tigers coach Geordan Murphy praises his side's young guns after Cup win". Leicester Mercury. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Leicester Tigers profile". leicestertigers.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Leicester Tigers 26-24 Gloucester: Adam Thompstone's late try proves the winner for Tigers". Leicester Mercury. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Thacker is fans' Spire Man of the Match". Leicester Tigers. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Brendon O'Connor and Mike Fitzgerald among huge number leaving Leicester Tigers at the end of the season". Leicester Mercury. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.