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==Post-professional career== After retiring, Charvis opened a carpet and flooring shop in Swansea. In 2013, the shop was located on Oystermouth Road in Swansea,<ref>{{cite news |title=Colin Charvis's car towed in dispute over shop access |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-24127273 |website=BBC News |date=17 September 2013 |accessdate=7 March 2024 }}</ref> but in 2016, it was moved to Horizon Park, [[Llansamlet]].<ref>{{cite web |title=I have moved premises. New showroom coming along at: Unit 11, Horizon Park, Mona Close, Llansamlet, Swansea. SA6 8RG |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-have-moved-premises-new-showroom-coming-along-unit-11-colin-charvis/ |website=LinkedIn |date=11 January 2016 |accessdate=7 March 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Orders-2018">{{cite news |last1=Orders |first1=Mark |title=The new life of maverick Colin Charvis and the truth about the most controversial smile in Welsh rugby history |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/colin-charvis-flooring-wales-rugby-14165660 |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=WalesOnline |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> In 2018, commemorating [[Black History Month (United Kingdom)|Black History Month]] in the United Kingdom, Charvis was included on a list of 100 "Brilliant, Black and Welsh" people.<ref name="Wightwick2018">{{cite news |last1=Wightwick |first1=Abbie |title=Brilliant, Black and Welsh: A celebration of 100 African Caribbean and African Welsh people |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/brilliant-black-welsh-celebration-100-15173754 |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=WalesOnline |date=28 September 2018}}</ref> In 2023, Charvis was named as one of 295 former rugby players bringing a lawsuit against the sport's governing bodies over brain injuries sustained while playing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby concussion: Wales' Henson and Charvis named in lawsuit |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67594313 |website=BBC News |date=1 December 2023 |accessdate=7 March 2024 }}</ref>
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