Richard de Carpentier

Richard de Carpentier (born 30 April 1990) is a backrow forward playing for the Worcester Warriors club in his second professional contract. His first professional contract was at Leicester Tigers[2] He is a sports coaching graduate of UWIC. He is also an England Sevens player, having made his debut in the Edinburgh leg of the 2011 World Series[3] and former England Students captain. De Carpentier is a product of Kirkham Grammar School in Lancashire,[4] having played throughout the age groups with fellow Tiger and former schoolmate Kieran Brookes.

Richard de Carpentier
Birth nameRichard de Carpentier
Date of birth (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990
Place of birthManchester, England
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)[1]
SchoolKirkham Grammar School
UniversityUWIC
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Bath Rugby
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-2012 Leicester Tigers 0 ()
2012-2021 Worcester Warriors 36 ()
2021- Bath Rugby ()
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam competition

He signed a contract with Bath Rugby on 21st September 2021, ahead of the 2021/22 season due to a successful trial period.

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Richard-Carpentier-hopes-follow-Leicester-Tigers/story-12914503-detail/story.html Richard de Carpentier hopes to follow his Leicester Tigers 'hero'
  3. "De Carpentier nails down England Sevens place". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011. Carpentier makes Debut
  4. 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.

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