Tom Dodd (rugby union)
| Birth name | Thomas Jack James Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Warwick School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Dodd (born 28 October 1997) is an England born Scottish rugby union player who competes for Worcester Warriors in the Premiership Rugby.
Club career
Dodd joined the Worcester Warriors academy ahead of the 2016-17 season. He made his first-team debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup clash against Sale Sharks at Sixways Stadium in November 2017.[1] He went on to play three times in the 2017-18 season while he thoroughly impressed for Worcester Cavaliers in their Premiership Rugby Shield campaign, scoring three tries in all ten of the side's fixtures as they finished third in the Northern Conference.
Dodd also spent time with Luctonians during the 2016-17 season on a dual registered basis, before playing for Birmingham Moseley and Stourbridge in 2017-18 season. Dodd also helped Hartpury University to win 2016-17 National League 1 title, thus promoted to the RFU Championship from the 2017-18 season.[2]
Dodd returned to action, following a knee surgery, in the European Rugby Challenge Cup victory over Enisei-STM in Russia in November 2019.[3] His Premiership debut followed as a blood replacement for Sam Lewis against Northampton Saints at Sixways in March 2020.[4]
On 21 January 2020, Dodd signed his first professional contract, which is a two-year deal until the end of summer of 2022, thus promoted to the senior squad from the 2020-21 season.[5]
International career
He represented England Counties U18s against both France U18s and Ireland U18s at Ashbourne RFC near Ashbourne, County Meath in Ireland.[6]
Dodd represented Scotland U20s through the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[7] He also helped them to a best-ever finish in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, as they defeated Australia U20s to book a fifth-place finish in the tournament.[8][9]
References
- ^ "REPORT - Warriors 21-24 Sale Sharks". Warriors. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Champions! Hartpury RFC 57 – Old Albanian 21". Ultimate Rugby. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Enisei STM 14 - 57 Worcester Warriors". Sky Sports. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Worcester 10-16 Northampton". Sky Sports. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors: Tom Dodd signs first professional deal". Worcester News. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "MEET TOM DODD & JOSH GRIMES PICKED FOR ENGLAND COUNTIES U18 SQUAD". Pitchero. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "LINEEN NAMES SCOTLAND U20 SIDE FOR SIX NATIONS OPENER". Scottish Rugby. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "SCOTLAND U20 SQUAD NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". Scottish Rugby. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Scotland U20s 24-21 Australia U20s". Ultimate Rugby. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.