Tom Johnson (rugby union)
| Full name | Thomas Anthony Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 July 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 116 kg (256 lb; 18.3 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dean Close School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Oxford Brookes University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker, Number eight | ||
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| Current team | Exeter Chiefs | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| Chinnor RFC | |||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002-03 2004-05 2005-07 2007- |
Chinnor RFC Reading Coventry Exeter Chiefs |
35 30 58 181 |
(75) (85) (65) (135) |
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Correct as of 16 May 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010-2012 2012-2014 |
England Saxons England |
3 8 |
(5) (5) |
Tom Johnson (born 16 July 1982) is a professional rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. Tom was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham. His position of choice is Flanker or Number eight.
Johnson's father was an officer in the Royal Air Force and was stationed at RAF Rheindahlen just outside Düsseldorf in Germany. Before joining Coventry Johnson considered following his father's career in the armed forces by the joining the Parachute Regiment, but instead choose to become a professional rugby player.
Johnson started playing rugby with the Oxfordshire based amateur club Chinnor then plying their trade in South West Division 1. His form there led to him being called up by the Oxfordshire county side who he helped to reach the Tetley's County Shield final in 2003 - losing at Twickenham to Northumberland.
In 2004 Johnson joined Reading who had just gained promotion to National Division Three South from the division he had just been in with at Chinnor. At his new club Johnson played in all 28 of their National Three South and Cup matches, mostly at Number 8, and plundered 17 tries, helping the Berkshire side to 6th place in the league. He bagged four in a game twice, against Dings Crusaders and Lydney. Johnson switched to Coventry the following season and along the way to becoming the first Reading player to excel on the professional stage since Ayoola Erinle, then a future England centre. During his Coventry days he scored an 80-metre try against Otley, this was an early indication of his nimble footwork for a big man and ability to finish moves from long range.
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