Full name | Thomas Guest | ||
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Date of birth | July 5, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Taplow, Buckinghamshire | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)[1] | ||
School | Sir William Borlase's Grammar School | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Number 8, Flanker | ||
Youth clubs | |||
Maidenhead RFC | |||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005 ‐ | Harlequin F.C. | 50 | (40) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2008 ‐ | England Saxons | ||
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
2007 | England | Dubai |
Tom Guest (born 5 July 1984 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England) is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership, playing primarily as a Number 8. Guest can also operate as a Flanker.
A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the Natal Sharks at the Twickenham Stoop on February 10, 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich A League over the 2004/05 season.[2] He played junior rugby at Maidenhead Rugby Football Club, and was part of the U17 National Cup winning Colts side.
Guest was named Guinness Premiership man of the match against Sale Sharks on 25 January 2008.[3] He was a member of the England Sevens team at the 2007 Dubai Sevens.[4]
Guest is being widely tipped to be a future England number 8.[4]
He has been called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008.[5][6]
Guest represented England Saxons at the 2008 Churchill Cup[7] and 2009 Churchill Cup.[8]
Guest is considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.
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