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Born
DoB – 29th Aug 1990
Birthplace – Truro
Height – 6′ 3” (1.90m)
Weight – 17st (108kg)
Position – Back-row
Honours – Cornwall U16/U18/U20s/Senior XV
Introduced to rugby at Richard Lander School, aged 13, Tom skippered the school’s team that reached the National Schools Rugby Sevens finals in 1996, and he also started playing at Redruth, an inside centre then for the under 14s.
When stepping up to play Colts rugby, Tom became a backrower who would start his senior rugby playing career with the ‘Reds’ in 2009/10. He made 37 appearances in his first two seasons, and after Mark Bright departed to London Scottish really came into his own, blossoming into a similarly talismanic figure, and becoming a prolific try-scorer.
After officially joining the Pirates in December 2012, repeated injuries continually frustrated and hampered Tom’s quite clear potential to shine at Championship level, so it was of considerable credit that he battled through serious setbacks and steadily built his fitness to ultimately truly impress. Indeed, taking his overall games tally by the end of 2019/20 to 124, he has also often displayed his try-scoring credentials – notching up an impressive 42 tries in just the past four seasons alone.
Nationality:
English
Nicknames:
Dunks, Sticky, Shaggy, FBFC
Previous Clubs:
Redruth
Rugby Idol?
Richard Hill, Cal Patterson
What item can you not travel without when on an away trip?
Phone Charger
If you could attend any sporting event in the world, what would it be?
Superbowl
What training drill do you dread the most?
Fitness test
If you could be any other team mate for a week who would it be and why?
Callum Patterson - loads of money and royalty in Ireland
Tell us something that the supporters may not already know about you?
I have a fully qualified therapy dog at home
Where is your favourite place in cornwall?
Kynance Cove
If you were not working in high performance sport what job/career would you like to do?
Teacher