Richard de Carpentier

Birth name	Richard de Carpentier
Date of birth	(1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)[1]
School	Kirkham Grammar School
University	UWIC
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011-2012 Leicester Tigers 1 (0) 2012-2015 Worcester Warriors 36 (0) 2020-2021 Harlequins 4 (0) 2021–2023 Bath 27 (0) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2011–2020 England 7s 43
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Richard de Carpentier (born 30 April 1990) is a retired rugby union player. He played backrow & and forward for England Sevens. He played club rugby mainly for Bath & Worcester Warriors, while also featuring for Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.

Career

Early life

De Carpentier went to Kirkham Grammar School in Lancashire,^[2] and played throughout the age groups with schoolmate Kieran Brookes. He is a sports coaching graduate of UWIC.

Professional career

His first professional contract was at Leicester Tigers^[3] He made his England Sevens debut in the Edinburgh leg of the 2011 World Series^[4] He had a short spell at Harlequins.^[5]

He signed a contract with Bath Rugby on 21st September 2021, ahead of the 2021/22 season due to a successful trial period. On 27 April 2023 De Carpentier announced his retirement from professional rugby union.^[6]