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Rugby player
Richard de Carpentier
Birth nameRichard de Carpentier
Date of birth (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthManchester, England
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
SchoolKirkham Grammar School
UniversityUWIC
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-2012 Leicester Tigers 1 (0)
2012-2015 Worcester Warriors 36 (0)
2020-2021 Harlequins 4 (0)
2021–2023 Bath 27 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2011–2020 England 7s 43
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Richard de Carpentier (born 30 April 1990) is a retired rugby union player. He played backrow and forward for England Sevens. He played club rugby mainly for Bath & Worcester Warriors, while also featuring for Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.

Career

Early life

De Carpentier went to Kirkham Grammar School in Lancashire, and played throughout the age groups with schoolmate Kieran Brookes. He is a sports coaching graduate of UWIC.

Professional career

His first professional contract was at Leicester Tigers He made his England Sevens debut in the Edinburgh leg of the 2011 World Series He had a short spell at Harlequins.

He signed a contract with Bath Rugby on 21 September 2021, ahead of the 2021/22 season due to a successful trial period. On 27 April 2023 De Carpentier announced his retirement from professional rugby union.

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. FRY, Joan Marian (1 December 2012). "Physical education and sport in independent schools. John Catt Educational ISBN: 978 1 908095 442 (299 pages)". Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation. 18 (2): 289. doi:10.24112/ajper.181851. ISSN 2075-4604.
  3. "Richard de Carpentier hopes to follow his Leicester Tigers 'hero'".
  4. "De Carpentier nails down England Sevens place". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011. Carpentier makes Debut
  5. "De Carpentier signs short term deal with Quins".
  6. "Richard de Carpentier: Bath back row to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

Bath Rugby – current squad
Forwards
Backs
Director of Rugby
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