Editing Colin Charvis (section)

{{short description|Wales and British Lions international rugby union player}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name        = Colin Charvis
| image       = ColinCharvis.jpg
| caption     = Charvis at the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]]
| birth_name  = Colin Lloyd Charvis
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1972|12|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sutton Coldfield]], England
| height      = 194 cm
| weight      = 112 kg
| school      = [[Queen Mary's Grammar School]]
| university  = [[University of Westminster|Polytechnic of Central London]]
| ru_position = [[Back row (rugby union)|Back row]]
| years1      = 1992–1995 |clubs1 = [[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]] |apps1 = 82  |points1 = 215
| years2      = 1995–2003 |clubs2 = [[Swansea RFC|Swansea]]           |apps2 = 168 |points2 = 310
| years3      = 2003–2004 |clubs3 = [[Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby|Tarbes]]  |apps3 = 17  |points3 = 15
| years4      = 2004–2006 |clubs4 = [[Newcastle Falcons]]             |apps4 = 44  |points4 = 30
| years5      = 2006–2009 |clubs5 = [[Dragons RFC|Dragons]]           |apps5 = 51  |points5 = 35
| repyears1   = 1996–2007 |repteam1 = [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] |repcaps1 = 94 |reppoints1 = 110
| repyears2   = 2001      |repteam2 = [[British & Irish Lions]]                 |repcaps2 = 2  |reppoints2 = 0
| coachyears1 = 2008–2009 |coachteams1 = [[Dragons RFC|Newport Gwent Dragons]] (defence/forwards)
}}
'''Colin Charvis''' (born 27 December 1972) is a former professional [[rugby union]] player. A [[Back row (rugby union)|back row forward]], Charvis was equally adept as a [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] or at [[Number eight (rugby union)|number 8]]. Born in [[Sutton Coldfield]], England, he captained the [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales national team]] from 2002 to 2004, and also played for the [[British & Irish Lions]] on their [[2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia|tour of Australia in 2001]].

Charvis became the world record try scorer for a forward in test match rugby with his 22nd international try on 24 November 2007 in a match against [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wales' Try Milestones |url=https://www.wru.wales/fixtures-and-teams/established-1881/try-milestones/ |publisher=Welsh Rugby Union |access-date=18 February 2020 }}</ref> In 2011, he was overtaken by [[Takashi Kikutani]] of [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] on the [[list of leading rugby union test try scorers]].