| Birth name | Charles Michael Thacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- 1 2 "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.