Tommy Spinks (rugby union)
| Birth name | Tommy Spinks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | North Berwick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tommy Spinks (born 22 April 1994 in Edinburgh , Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Jersey Reds at the Flanker or Lock positions. Spinks states his preferred position is openside flanker.[1]
Spinks started playing mini rugby when he was 5 years old. By his fourth year of high school at North Berwick he played for the 1st XV. The rugby coach at Fettes College got Spinks a scholarship there.[2]
The back-row forward was to sign for London Scottish straight from Fettes College.[3]
Spinks has played for the Scotland under 18s,[4] under 20s[5] and ClubXVs.[6] He captained the under-20 national side at the Under-20 Rugby World Cup in 2014.[7]
In June 2014 it was announced that Spinks would join Glasgow Warriors as part of their Elite Development Programme.[8] As part of his deal Spinks was able to play for Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors.[9]
During the 2014–15 season he was loaned out to the Ospreys.[10] and played twice in the LV Cup.[11]
He played twice for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 league in their championship winning season; both appearances as substitute. On 28 February 2015 he made his debut for Glasgow Warriors away to Munster at Thormond Park. He also appeared in the 6 March 2015 home match at Scotsoun against Italian side Zebre.[12] He was also part of the Warriors 7s squad that successfully defended the 2015 Melrose Sevens.[13]
On 28 May 2015 it was announced that Tommy Spinks would sign for Jersey Rugby Club.[14]
External links
References
- ^ "Six Nations: Tommy Spinks has the heart of a lion". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Hotshots: Glasgow Warrior Tommy Spinks". Rugby World. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Flanker Tommy Spinks Returns North To Warriors". londonscottish.com.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks". realise.com.
- ^ "Scotland U20 (Tommy Spinks) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland Club International vs Ireland Club International, Fri, 06/02/2015 - 19:30 - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Rugby: Spinks signs up « Jersey Evening Post". jerseyeveningpost.com.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Glasgow Hawks duo in Scotland club call-up". WestEndReport.com.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks - Ospreys Rugby". ospreysrugby.com.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Tommy Spinks: Jersey sign Glasgow Warriors forward". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Player list : Guinness PRO12 : Stats". pro12rugby.com.
- ^ "Melrose Sevens: Glasgow too strong for Germany". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks signs for Jersey RFC". ITV News.