MY LIFE IN RUGBY
FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER AND MOSELEY WINGER
CHARLIE SHARPLES

I REMEMBER being chuffed to bits that I got picked for Stroud District U14s, so to go on and enjoy the career that I have is something I could never have imagined back then. I wanted to get the appearance record for Gloucester, and I should have got there years ago; I wanted to get to 300 games, but I didn’t because of injuries. However, to play for my country, win silverware with the club (LV= Cup and European Challenge Cup) that developed me right the way through the academy and have 15 years there as a p...