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– |
Harlequins London Irish |
171 | (115) |
| 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 London Irish 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 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]
On 13 February 2014, Guest left Harlequins to join London Irish on a two-year contract from the 2014-15 season.[9]
Guest is considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.
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