Charlie Shiel

Charlie Shiel

Birth name	Charlie Shiel
Date of birth	(1997-12-03) 3 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Melrose, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	76 kg (12 st 0 lb)
School	Royal 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– Edinburgh Rugby 56 (30) 2023 → Edinburgh 'A' 2 (0) Correct as of 26 April 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 Scotland U18 1 (0) 2016–2017 Scotland U20 16 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2018–2019 Scotland 7s 3 (0)

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

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

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

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

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

1. "Scotland U20 () - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
2. "Scotland U20 call for Hastings and Shiel junior". www.scotsman.com.
3. "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.