Charlie Hodgson

As of December 2, 2012 National: February 11, 2012

Charles Christopher Hodgson ( born November 12, 1980 in Halifax ) is an English rugby union player who is used to the position of the connecting Halbs. He is active for the English rugby union team and the club Saracens.

Hodgson grew up in Halifax, went to school in Bradford and studied in Durham. His rugby career started with the club Old Brodleians, he later played for the University team Durham and Yorkshire region. For the Sale Sharks, he ran for the first time 2000 when his team on the French team of hit too. 2001 was followed by his first assignment for the English national team, in which he scored 44 points against Romania and thus aufstellte the record for most points in a game the English. The match was won with 134:0.

With the Six Nations 2003, he was employed on the position of the inner three- quarter. During this tournament he retired to a torn ACL and was so out of the World Cup 2003. Only in the summer of 2004, Hodgson could play for the England national team again, this time he was employed as a compound semiconductor.

In this position, but he could not prevail, mainly because the better kicking game led by Jonny Wilkinson to the fact that this was preferred to him. 2005 was the last year in which Hodgson was constant member of the national squad. In the same year he was nominated for the tour of the British and Irish Lions.

After another torn ACL Hodgson was once again for a long time. Only in 2008 his return as he prepares for the squad for the Six Nations of the English succeeded was appointed. Since March 8, 2009, he is the top scorer of the Guinness Premiership with 1,492 points. With the 20 points he scored in the game against Newcastle Falcons, he overtook Jonny Wilkinson in these statistics.