Charlotte Barras

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Beating New Zealand for the first time in the Amsterdam Sevens final is the most cherished moment in the career of Charlotte Barras, who scoring exploits have brought 33 tries, along with six conversions in 48 Test appearances.

Her tally includes a hat trick in the 2010 WRWC pool match against Kazakhstan in her first appearance of the year and England’s try in the final against New Zealand at the Twickenham Stoop. She progressed through the England Academy from 2002 to her first senior cap in November 2004 and has since toured the globe through the game.

New Zealand, Canada, Dubai, America and the Netherlands have all been on her itinerary with 2009 bringing appearances in the Dubai and San Diego Sevens and the Nations Cup. Her wide ranging education was at Harpole Primary, Quinton House School, both in Northampton, Campion in Bugbrooke and Castle Douglas HS in Scotland. She began playing the game at school when 16 years of age.

From there, Charlotte pursued higher education at Loughborough University, where she gained a BSc (Hons) in Sport & Exercise Science and a PGCE in Physical Education. She now teaches that subject at Francis Holland School in Sloane Square London.

Back on the field, she captained England in the 2009 Nations Cup and won the Linda Uttley for 2008-09 and was Saracens’ Coaches and Team Player in the same season.

Now a full back and wing, she had begun her Test playing days wearing the No 13 jersey for England and appeared for Loughborough Students from 2000-02, Lichfield until 2006, when she joined Saracens, her current club.

Born in Northampton, Charlotte rates Franklin’s Gardens as her favourite ground and her other sporting achievements were playing county hockey when 14 and representing the Midlands in the long jump a year later. Her mentor is Saracens coach Ross McClelland and her best rugby memory is beating New Zealand at Twickenham in 2009.

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