Charlton Kerr
| Date of birth | 6 October 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Milton Keynes, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stowe School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlton Kerr (born 6 October 1997) is an English rugby union player. He has played rugby sevens for England and Great Britain.
Early life
Born in Milton Keynes, he started playing rugby at Towcestrians RFC in Northamptonshire when he was aged four years-old. He attended Stowe School.[3][4]
Club career
He was in the academies at Wasps RFC and Northampton Saints prior to joining London Irish in 2020.[5] He joined Union Cognac-Saint-Jean in 2021 having played for RC Toulon in the La Rochelle Super Sevens.[6][7]
International career
Kerr made his England national rugby sevens team debut in 2016 at the Las Vegas Sevens.[8] He was awarded a full-time contract ahead of the 2017–18 season.[9] He was selected to represent England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[10][11] He scored 27 tries in his first 90 appearances for England.[12]
He played for Great Britain national rugby sevens team in 2024 at the tried to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, his efforts including a first-half hat-trick in the 29-5 win over Uganda in the repechage tournament in Monaco.[13] He played for Great Britain in the 2024–25 SVNS series.[14]
References
- ^ "Charlton Kerr". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Charlton Kerr". All Rugby. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan. "Supermen aplenty sculpted at Stowe". Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Chsrlton Kerr". Team England. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "London Irish: England Sevens international Charlton Kerr joins". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020.
- ^ Frost, Stefan. "Every Top 14 transfer ahead of the 2022/23 season". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "L'AILIER CHARLTON KERR ET LE CENTRE MICHAL HAZNAR EN RENFORT". charentelibre.fr. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "England 7's star joins Premiership club after contract cancellation". Ruck. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "England announce Sevens squad". Planet Rugby. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens squads selected to represent Team England at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Team England. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "England squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens named". 4theloveofsport. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "England 7s star Kerr signs for London Irish". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "GB reach last eight in bid to seal Paris spot". BBC Sport. 22 June 2024.
- ^ Raisey, Josh. "GB make four changes to their squad for Vancouver SVNS". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 30 March 2025.