Tom Casson

Tom Casson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Casson
Date of birth 6 April 1990
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) [1]
School(s) attended Sedbergh School
Club information
Position(s) Centre
Current club Harlequins
Youth clubs
YearsClub

2006-2008
Sale Sharks
Youth representative teams
YearsTeamApps (points)

2006
2007-2008
2009-2010
England U16
England U18
England U20
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)

2008-2010
2010-
Saracens
Harlequins
()
23 (10)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Tom Casson (born 6 April 1990 in Manchester, England), is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He is a Centre, usually playing at 12.

Casson started out in the Sale Sharks junior Academy, making age-group representation for England at under-16s and 18s, in 2008 he moved to Saracens.[2] Tom had limited opportunities at Saracens and was dual registered to Bedford and then Nottingham, but consistently featured in Mark Mapletoft’s England under-20 team. In February 2010 Casson joined Harlequins with immediate effect, this mid-season transfer provided cover for Quins’ injured centres but was also a long term (2 ½ year) contract.[3]

Casson made his competitive debut for Quins with a start against Bayonne in the Amlin Cup on 10 August 2010. He scored his first senior try for the club in the same competition against Prato. Following an injury to Jordan Turner-Hall, Casson made his Heineken Cup debut in Quins’ away victory against French giants Toulouse.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Harlequins 1st XV". Harlequins website. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Tom Casson Player Profile". Saracens website. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Tom Casson Signs for Harlequins". Premiership Rugby website. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  4. ↑ "Tom Casson Player Profile". Harlequins website. Retrieved 2012-07-22.

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