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==Career== |
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Rees began playing rugby at Harriet Costello Secondary School in 1996. He also joined the youth team at [[Basingstoke R.F.C.|Basingstoke RFC]] the following year. Under the guidance of Andy Bloodworth (of Chineham RFC) and Dave Luff, Rees progressed in the sport, initially playing in the [[Rugby union positions#13. Outside centre .26 12. Inside centre|centre]] before eventually specialising at openside flanker. Rees was eventually selected for England U16's, where he was awarded player of the year, and which led to his receiving offers from many Rugby-playing grammar schools: he chose to attend [[Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe|The Royal Grammar School]] in High Wycombe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/premiership/rugby/player/15445.html|title=Tom Rees|accessdate=1 January 2009}}</ref>. Rees went on to play for England U18's and then U19's, being the first choice openside flanker in both sides. He then signed for London Wasps on an academy contract, and after two years and having just broken into the first team he |
Rees began playing rugby at Harriet Costello Secondary School in 1996. He also joined the youth team at [[Basingstoke R.F.C.|Basingstoke RFC]] the following year. Under the guidance of Andy Bloodworth (of Chineham RFC) and Dave Luff, Rees progressed in the sport, initially playing in the [[Rugby union positions#13. Outside centre .26 12. Inside centre|centre]] before eventually specialising at openside flanker. Rees was eventually selected for England U16's, where he was awarded player of the year, and which led to his receiving offers from many Rugby-playing grammar schools: he chose to attend [[Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe|The Royal Grammar School]] in High Wycombe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/premiership/rugby/player/15445.html|title=Tom Rees|accessdate=1 January 2009}}</ref>. Rees went on to play for England U18's and then U19's, being the first choice openside flanker in both sides. He then signed for London Wasps on an academy contract, and after two years and having just broken into the first team he was offered a first team contract, which he has since re-signed on a two year deal. |
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Many people are worried that Rees may not fulfill his potential as he continues to be injured, he is widely selected to be England's next Captain.{{cn|date=October 2009}} |
Many people are worried that Rees may not fulfill his potential as he continues to be injured, he is widely selected to be England's next Captain.{{cn|date=October 2009}} |
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He returned to action on the 27th March 2010 against Northampton which ended 14 9 to Northampton but this followed wins over Gloucester, Worcester and London Irish |
He returned to action on the 27th March 2010 against Northampton which ended 14 9 to Northampton but this followed wins over Gloucester, Worcester and London Irish |
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==Representative career== |
==Representative career== |
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| Full name | Thomas Rees | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Harriet Costello Comprehensive School RGS High Wycombe | ||||||||||||
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Thomas Rees (born 11 September, 1984 in London) is a rugby union footballer who plays flanker for London Wasps and has represented England at senior, Under-21, Under-19, Under-18 and Under-16 levels as well as sevens.
Career
Rees began playing rugby at Harriet Costello Secondary School in 1996. He also joined the youth team at Basingstoke RFC the following year. Under the guidance of Andy Bloodworth (of Chineham RFC) and Dave Luff, Rees progressed in the sport, initially playing in the centre before eventually specialising at openside flanker. Rees was eventually selected for England U16's, where he was awarded player of the year, and which led to his receiving offers from many Rugby-playing grammar schools: he chose to attend The Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe[1]. Rees went on to play for England U18's and then U19's, being the first choice openside flanker in both sides. He then signed for London Wasps on an academy contract, and after two years and having just broken into the first team he was offered a first team contract, which he has since re-signed on a two year deal.
Many people are worried that Rees may not fulfill his potential as he continues to be injured, he is widely selected to be England's next Captain.[citation needed] He returned to action on the 27th March 2010 against Northampton which ended 14 9 to Northampton but this followed wins over Gloucester, Worcester and London Irish
Representative career
Rees captained the England U21 side in the Six Nations Championship but was not selected for the elite England squad for the 2005 autumn internationals due to a knee injury sustained during the 2005 Zurich Premiership semi-finals.
Rees represented England A against Ireland A in early 2006.[2]
Rees had a string of injuries during the 2005-06 season, but on his return put in strong performances at Wasps and was granted his place in the full England squad after representing England at all age groups possible.
Rees made his full England debut on 3 February, 2007 against Scotland, coming on as a substitute for Joe Worsley.[3] Rees started his first game in the 26–18 victory against France on 11 March, 2007 and was awarded the RBS Man of The Match Award by Brian Moore.[4] Rees also started the next game against Wales.[5]
Rees made his World Cup debut in England's initial group game against USA.[6] Despite England under performing Rees was signaled out along with back Olly Barkley as two positives from the victory. Rees' second half try in that game put him second behind Nigel Redmond as England's youngest try scoring forward during a World Cup Finals event. Despite starting in the following game against South Africa[7] Rees failed to make another appearance during the 2007 World Cup. A thigh injury kept him out of the matches against Tonga and Samoa and during this time Lewis Moody claimed the number 7 shirt for the remainder of the tournament.
Despite a supposed lack of form for his club side London Wasps since his return from the World Cup, Rees made Brian Ashton's 32 man training squad for the 2008 Six Nations and earned a place on the bench for the Six Nations opener against Wales ahead of other open-side specialists Michael Lipman and Magnus Lund.[8]
Rees' Excellent form towards the end of the 2007-08 Guinness Premiership saw him selected to travel to New Zealand to represent England in a 2 test summer tour. He was then selected to start the first test at number 7 on 14 June 2008, a game which England lost 37-20.[9] Despite England's drubbing, Rees was praised for his excellent performance in that match. His job was to try and nullify the threat of the All Blacks widely regarded 'best openside in the world' Richie McCaw, which most agreed he did. Given his excellent outing, Rees was picked to start the second test in Christchurch on 21 June 2008. England were thumped 44-12,[10] however Rees again shone, and so appeared to be finally realising his potential as one of the best opensides in the world.
References
- ^ "Tom Rees". Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "England A 18-33 Ireland A". BBC. 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "England 42-20 Scotland". BBC. 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "England 26-18 France". BBC. 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Wales 27-18 England". BBC. 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "England 28-10 USA". BBC. 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "England 0-36 South Africa". BBC. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "England 19-26 Wales". BBC. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "New Zealand 37-20 England". BBC. 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "New Zealand 44-12 England". BBC. 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2009-08-02.