Tom Palmer (rugby union)
Birth name | Thomas Phillip Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Harringay, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Boroughmuir High School Otago Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Leeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Palmer (born 27 March 1979 in
Early career
He started playing mini rugby at age five with Barnet. Aged six he moved to Edinburgh, Scotland with his family, where he played for Boroughmuir RFC minis and Boroughmuir High School until he was 16. After his Highers, Palmer deferred his place at the University of Leeds for a year while he went to New Zealand. He spent 18 months at Otago Boys' High School, where he played for New Zealand Schoolboys before returning to the United Kingdom to start a degree course in Physics at the University of Leeds
Club career
He joined Leeds Tykes in 1997 and played for the U19's during his first year at university. He also won selection for the Scotland U19 and U21 sides.[3] He then studied part-time when he was drafted into the first team squad in September 1998. He became the Tykes' first England international and the club's second longest serving player after Mike Shelley.
Palmer made his debut against
In the
In the Tykes' first season in the
Palmer became one of four players to have played 100 games for the Tykes, he also became the club's youngest captain and collected a Powergen Cup winners medal, the final of which he started.[6]
Palmer joined
On 28 March 2014 it was announced that Palmer would join
On 27 September 2016, Palmer signed as a medical joker for French club
International career
He earned a place in the
Palmer was back to full fitness for the start of the
After playing in the 2007 Six Nations Championship, Palmer made the training squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[20] He did not make the final 30-man squad.[21]
He played for
References
- ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. RFU. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "England's wanderer happy back in the pack". The Independent. UK. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "ESPN Scrum profile". ESPN Scrum. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Worcester lose out in title test". Worcester News. 29 November 1999. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ McGill, Brendan (23 March 2002). "Palmer injury caps night of misery". Independent. UK. Retrieved 3 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Bath 12–20 Leeds". BBC News Sport. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Wasps move to secure Palmer deal". BBC News Sport. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9–25 Wasps". BBC News Sport. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Guinness Premiership final". BBC News Sport. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Trio quit Wasps to play in France". BBC News Sport. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "England lock Tom Palmer returns to Wasps". BBC Sport. 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Tom Palmer: Wasps lock joins Gloucester for next season". BBC Sport. 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Former England second-row Tom Palmer joins Benetton Treviso next season". Planet Rugby. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Former England international lock Tom Palmer signs for Bordeaux Begles as a medical joker". Sports 24. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Bracken will lead England". BBC News Sport. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Record-breaking England beat USA". BBC News Sport. 16 June 2001. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Woodward relies on Wasps". BBC News Sport. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "England bolster second string". BBC News Sport. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Hands, David (8 March 2004). "England's naivety hands victory to France". Times. UK. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Dallaglio makes training squad". BBC News Sport. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Tindall & Hodgson miss World Cup". BBC News Sport. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC News Sport. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
- ^ "Australia 20–21 England". BBC News Sport. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
External links
- Tom Palmer at Premiership Rugby
- Tom Palmer at ESPNscrum
- Tom Palmer at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Leeds profile
- Wasps profile
- Gloucester Rugby profile
- Benetton Treviso Profile (in Italian)
- England profile