Tom Croft

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Tom Croft
Personal information
Full name Thomas Croft
Date of birth 7 November 1985 (1985-11-07) (age 22)
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 16 st 4 lbs (103 kg)
Nickname(s) Crofty, Crafty
School(s) attended Park House School
Oakham School
Club information
Position(s) Flanker
Current club Leicester Tigers
Number 6
Youth clubs
Years Club
Newbury RFC
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2005 ‐ Leicester Tigers 24 (35)
Representative teams
2007 ‐
2008 ‐
England Saxons
England
Sevens National teams
2006 ‐ England

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Tom Croft born 7 November 1985 in Basingstoke, England is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership.

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[edit] Background

His position of choice is as a Flanker but he can also operate as a Lock. He is known for his speed and, unusually for a forward, he is one of the quickest players in the Tigers squad. [1]

The young back rower is equally comfortable in the backline, at the bottom of a ruck or jumping at three in the line. According to Dean Richards he has everything, former All Black Aaron Mauger says he is the quickest back-row forward he has ever seen and Martin Corry believes England have never had a player blessed with his abundant abilities. [2]

Croft is one of a talented list of young English flankers that includes the likes Tom Rees, James Haskell, Luke Narraway and Magnus Lund. Combined with the established players such Joe Worsley, Lewis Moody and Nick Easter England may face a back-row selection headache for many years to come. [3]

[edit] International Career

He was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship. [4] [5] He has already been selected for the England Saxons and England Sevens sides. [6]

He gained his first England cap in the 2008 RBS Six Nations Championship match against France in Paris.[7]

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