Tom Guest
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| Full name | Thomas Guest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 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 | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | London Irish | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Number 8, Flanker | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Maidenhead RFC | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–2014 2014–2016 |
Harlequins London Irish |
171 30 |
(115) (15) |
| 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 former rugby union player, he played primarily as a Number 8. Guest could also operate as a Flanker.
A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the Sharks at the Twickenham Stoop on 10 February 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 was once tipped to be a future England number 8.
Guest was ruled out of the 2011 world cup with a urine infection.[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]
He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers.[9]
On 13 February 2014, Guest left Harlequins to join London Irish on a two-year contract from the 2014-15 season.[10]
Guest was considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.
References
- ↑ "Harlequins 1st XV". web page. Harlequins. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Tom Guest". Harlequins official site. 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ "Man of the Match, Mr Tom Guest". Harlequins official site. 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- 1 2 "England ready for Sevens". BBC. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "England Saxons training squad for Italy A". RFU. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ "Guest, Care and Jarvis join Skinner and Brown in England Saxons squad". Quins. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ "Ireland A 12–34 England Saxons". BBC. 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ "USA 17–56 England Saxons". BBC. 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ "Harlequins 30-23 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "London Irish sign Harlequins back-row forward Tom Guest". BBC Sport. 13 February 2014.