Tom Philip
| Full name | Thomas Kenneth Philip[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003-2005 | Edinburgh Rugby | ||
| correct as of 18 December 2012. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| correct as of 18 December 2012. | |||
Tom Philip (born 25 June 1983) is a retired Scottish rugby union and rugby league who is currently coach of Haddington rugby club.
Rugby career
Highly rated as an up-and-coming player with Edinburgh Rugby Philips was called up by Scotland coach MattWilliams ahead of the 2004 Six Nations Championship into the squad and played in all 5 matches of the tournament. He suffered a knee injury on Scotlands summer tour of Australasia but despite over coming this it was persistent chronic back and groin pain that forced him to retired in 2005 at the age of only 22.
He came back later on to pick up playing for Edinburgh Academicals after having part of his spine fused in 2005.
He then latterly returned to professional sport switching codes to league in 2010 when he signed to play for Whitehaven RLFC. He also then played for Edinburgh Eagles and South Wales Scorpions in the Championship One.
In May 2012 he was announce as coach of Haddigton RFC at the age of just 28.
Other Info
He has a brother Colin who was a GB athlete.
References
- ↑ "Tom Philip". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 June 2014.