Charlie Shiel is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.[1]

Charlie Shiel
Birth nameCharlie Shiel
Date of birth (1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthMelrose, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
SchoolRoyal High School, Edinburgh[1]
Notable relative(s)Graham Shiel, father
Dougie Morgan, grandfather
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–
2023
Edinburgh Rugby
Edinburgh 'A'
56
2
(30)
(0)
Correct as of 26 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2016–2017
Scotland U18
Scotland U20
1
16
(0)
(5)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–2019 Scotland 7s 3 (0)

Rugby Union career

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Amateur career

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Shiel is the son of Graham Shiel,[2] and grandson of Dougie Morgan; both former Scotland rugby union international players.[1] A former pupil of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Shiel played for their then associated side RHC Cougars.[3] He signed for Currie in 2015.[3] Shiel entered the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2015-16 season as a Stage 2 player.[4]

Professional career

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Shiel was previously enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy as a Stage 3 player.[5] Stage 3 players are aligned to a professional club and given regional support.[6] In 2016, 2016-17, Shiel first became a Stage 3 player assigned to Edinburgh Rugby[7] Shiel remains a Stage 3 player for the 2017-18 season still assigned to Edinburgh Rugby. However Shiel has turned out for Glasgow Warriors in their 2017-18 pre-season match against Northampton Saints.[8]

International career

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Shiel has played for Scotland U16, scoring two tries in his 3 caps for the side.[1] He made an appearance off the bench for the Scotland U18 side against England U18.[1] He has had 10 caps for the Scotland U20 side.[9] Shiel received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad in February 2021 for the 2021 Six Nations Championship.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Scotland U20 () - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  2. ^ "Scotland U20 call for Hastings and Shiel junior". www.scotsman.com.
  3. ^ a b "New signing Charlie Shiel impresses in Currie's big win". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  4. ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academies". Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ^ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Glasgow Warriors 14-19 Northampton Saints - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Charlie Shiel - Rugby - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". www.scoresway.com.
  10. ^ "UNCAPPED DUO AMONG THREE CALLED INTO SCOTLAND SQUAD". sixnationsrugby.om. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.