News: Coach Charvis is not for changing

Oct 1 2008 by Gareth Griffiths, Western Mail COLIN CHARVIS has always been his own man. But with the curtain set to come down on an illustrious playing career, you might be forgiven for thinking the 35-year-old has joined the establishment after being appointed by the Dragons as their defence and skills guru this summer. But not even his first foray into the coaching world is going to change the enigmatic former Wales flanker. “I don’t think I have changed as a bloke,” said Charvis. “Most of the Dragons guys have known me because I have been here for a couple of years. Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player. “So they would not expect a Darth Vader-type bloke to suddenly turn up and start barking orders. “That would not have gone down very well.... [read full story]