Charles Michael Thacker (born 10 August 1996) is an English

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who plays for

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in the RFU Championship. He previously played for

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

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Early life

Thacker was born in

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. His elder brother is Bristol Bears hooker

Harry Thacker Harry Joseph Thacker (born 18 February 1994) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. He plays as a hooker. Thacker made 70 appearances for Leicester Tigers between 2013–2018. Thacker is the s ...

, and his father Troy Thacker also played hooker for Leicester.

Career

Thacker made his Leicester Tigers debut on 1 November 2014 in a 17-16 win against

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in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He scored his first try for the club on 4 November 2017 against

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again in the Anglo-Welsh Cup and was named as the fans' man of the match for his performance. On 15 May 2019 he was announced as one of the players to leave Leicester following the end of the 2018-19 Premiership Rugby season.

References

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