Luke Charteris
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Luke Charteris is a Wales
international rugby union player. A second row forward, he plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons
.
Charteris made his debut for Wales in 2004 versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales
at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.
Charteris was called up as a late replacement by Wales head coach Warren Gatland
for the Summer 2008 tour of South Africa
, replacing injured lock Bradley Davies
. Charteris had been on holiday in San Francisco at the time and had to fly directly from there to South Africa.
On the basis of his good form for the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League, Charteris was again selected for the Wales squad for the Autumn internationals series in October 2008. He played in the series against Canada
and came on as a replacement in the loss to New Zealand
and the victory over Australia
.
On 11 December 2008, Charteris signed a new long-term deal to keep him at Newport Gwent Dragons
until 2012.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.
In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
in New Zealand.
Also in August 2011 Charteris was appointed captain of Newport Gwent Dragons.
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
international rugby union player. A second row forward, he plays his club rugby for Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
.
Charteris made his debut for Wales in 2004 versus South Africa in 2004 having previously represented Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
at Under 19 and Under 21 levels.
Charteris was called up as a late replacement by Wales head coach Warren Gatland
Warren Gatland
Warren David Gatland is a former New Zealand rugby footballer and the current head coach of the Wales national team.Gatland was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University...
for the Summer 2008 tour of South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
, replacing injured lock Bradley Davies
Bradley Davies
Bradley Davies is a Wales international rugby union player for Cardiff Blues in the RaboDirect Pro12. His father was a former Pontypridd player Bleddyn Davies who was also a lock forward.-Rugby career:...
. Charteris had been on holiday in San Francisco at the time and had to fly directly from there to South Africa.
On the basis of his good form for the Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League, Charteris was again selected for the Wales squad for the Autumn internationals series in October 2008. He played in the series against Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
and came on as a replacement in the loss to New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
and the victory over Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
.
On 11 December 2008, Charteris signed a new long-term deal to keep him at Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
until 2012.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.
In August 2011 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
in New Zealand.
Also in August 2011 Charteris was appointed captain of Newport Gwent Dragons.