Tom Palmer (rugby union)
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| Full 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boroughmuir High School Otago Boys' High School |
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| University | University of Leeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Lock | ||
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| Current team | Bordeaux Begles | ||
| Youth Career | |||
| Barnet Boroughmuir RFC |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1997–2006 2006–2009 2009–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016– |
Leeds Tykes Wasps Stade Français Wasps Gloucester Rugby Benetton Treviso Bordeaux Begles |
190 55 69 52 22 18 |
(105) (20) (0) (5) (0) (0) |
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Correct as of 2 October 2010
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2001-2012 2001-2012 |
England Saxons England |
42 |
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Correct as of 15 October 2011
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Tom Palmer (born 27 March 1979 in Harringay, London) is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock for Bordeaux Begles in the Top 14.
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
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. 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 Blackheath on 2 September 1998, making a total of 10 appearances for the Tykes during his first season when they finished in 6th place in National Division 2. Palmer became a regular first team player during the 1999-00 National Division One, missing only 4 games throughout the season. The most notable game for Palmer was against Worcester in November 1999 when he scored his first try in the 20–9 win at Headingley.
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