Charlie Ewels

Charlie Ewels
Ewels in 2015
BornCharlie John Ewels[1]
(1995-06-29) 29 June 1995
Bournemouth, England
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
SchoolMoordown St John's
Bournemouth School
Bryanston School
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Bath 202 (20)
2023 → Blue Bulls 6 (0)
Correct as of 3 August 2026
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 England U20 18 (0)
2016– England 33 (10)
Correct as of 12 July 2025

Charlie Ewels (born 29 June 1995) is an English professional rugby union player who plays at lock for Premiership club Bath.[1]

Early and personal life

Ewels grew up in Bournemouth, attending Moordown St John's in Bournemouth,[2] Bournemouth School and Bryanston School in Dorset.[3] Ewels started playing rugby at the age of seven and captained Bournemouth School to a number of local successes playing in a number 8 role, forming a 'formidable' partnership with speedster and playmaker Chris Speers.[2]

Club career

Ewels joined the Bath academy in 2009.[4] In November 2014, he made his club debut against Glasgow Warriors in the European Rugby Champions Cup.[4]

In March 2018, Ewels started for the Bath side that were defeated by Exeter Chiefs in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[5] In September 2019 it was announced that Ewels was the new club captain at Bath.[3][4]

On 20 April 2023, South African side Blue Bulls announced the signing of Ewels on a short-term loan from Bath until the end of the Currie Cup Premier Division campaign.[6]

Ewels started in the 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup final as Bath beat Lyon at the Millennium Stadium to win their first European trophy for seventeen years.[7] The following month, he started in the 2025 Premiership final which saw Bath beat Leicester Tigers to become champions of England for the first time since 1996.[8]

International career

In June 2014, Ewels was a member of the England under-20 team that won the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[2] He partnered Maro Itoje in the second row as they beat South Africa in the final at Eden Park.[9] The following year Ewels captained the side as they won the 2015 Six Nations[10] and was also chosen to lead the side[11] that finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[12]

In May 2016, Ewels received his first call up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for a three-day training squad.[13] On 19 November 2016, Ewels made his senior Test debut as a replacement for Courtney Lawes in an autumn international against Fiji.[14][15]

On 20 April 2017, Ewels was named in the squad for the tour of Argentina[16] and scored his first International try in the final test as England won the series.[17] Later that year he scored another try in an autumn international against Samoa.[18]

On 2 February 2020, Ewels started in the opening Six Nations fixture against France at the Stade de France[19] and came off the bench in the final round as England won away to Italy to win the Championship.[20]

On 12 March 2022, in a game against Ireland during the 2022 Six Nations, Ewels was sent off after 82 seconds after clashing heads with Ireland's James Ryan.[21] On 22 June 2024, in his first international appearance following the red card against Ireland, Ewels was given a red card following a challenge on Japan's Michael Leitch at a ruck, 73 minutes into the game.[22]

Ewels was included in the squad for their 2025 summer tour of Argentina.[23] He played in the opening test which was Ewels first international appearance since his consecutive red cards.[24] He also started in the next match as England defeated Argentina to win the series 2–0.[25]

International tries

As of 7 July 2019[1]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1 ArgentinaSanta Fe, ArgentinaEstanislao Lopez Stadium2017 England tour of Argentina17 June 2017Win35 – 25[17]
2 SamoaLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2017 Autumn Internationals25 November 2017Win48 – 14[18]

Honours

England
Bath

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ESPN profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Payne, Ned (25 June 2014). "Youth sport - rugby: Ex-Bournemouth junior Charlie Ewels stars in England's world triumph". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Evans, Daniel (26 September 2019). "Bath Rugby announce new captain for the 2019/20 season". Somerset Live. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Homegrown Charlie Ewels announced as club captain". Bath Rugby. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Williams, Adam (30 March 2018). "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ewels signs for Vodacom Bulls on a short-term loan". Bulls. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 Hurcom, Sophie (23 May 2025). "Bath overpower Lyon to win European Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 Hurcom, Sophie (14 June 2025). "Bath end 29-year wait for Premiership title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Rees, Paul (20 June 2014). "England beat South Africa 21-20 to win the Junior World Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Malin, Ian (20 March 2015). "England win Under-20 Six Nations title for fourth time in five years". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ewels leads England U20 in Italy". Bath Rugby. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ↑ Malin, Ian (20 June 2015). "England miss out on third straight world U20 title against New Zealand". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Danny Cipriani and eight uncapped players named in England training squad". BBC Sport. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Payne, Ned (22 November 2016). "Rugby: Ex-Lions youngster Charlie Ewels keeps spot in England camp". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Standley, James (19 November 2016). "England score nine tries as they beat Fiji 58-15 at Twickenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  17. 1 2 Standley, James (17 June 2017). "England wrap up series 2-0 with 35-25 win over Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  18. 1 2 Jewell, Alan (25 November 2017). "Autumn international: England 48-14 Samoa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  19. ↑ Fordyce, Tom (2 February 2020). "France 24-17 England: England lose Six Nations opener in Paris". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  20. 1 2 Grey, Becky (31 October 2020). "Italy 5-34 England: Visitors' victory proves enough to win Six Nations title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  21. ↑ Hurcom, Sophie (12 March 2022). "Six Nations 2022: Ireland see off brave 14-man England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  22. ↑ Mairs, Gavin (22 June 2024). "Marcus Smith steps out of shadow of Farrell and Ford in dominant England victory over Japan". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  23. ↑ "George Ford and Jamie George to co-captain 36-man England squad on summer tour of Argentina and USA". Sky Sports. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  24. ↑ Bradshaw, Joe (5 July 2025). "Ford inspires England to fine win in Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  25. ↑ Mann, Mantej (12 July 2025). "Van Poortvliet's late try seals England series win in Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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