Nick Tompkins
| Birth name | Nicholas Adam Tompkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Tompkins (born 16 February 1995 in Sidcup) is a rugby union player who plays at centre for Saracens in the English Premiership and the Wales national team.
Tompkins came through the academy at Saracens.[1][2] Born in England, Tompkins qualifies for Wales through his grandmother.
Club Career
Tompkins started playing rugby at an early age for Old Elthamians RFC. After initially playing as a flanker, he made the switch to centre whilst in the Saracens academy. In 2012 Tompkins made his debut for Saracens in the LV Cup. His 100th Saracens cap came in 2019, when Tompkins scored a hat-trick in 28 minutes against Gloucester in the Premiership rugby semi-final.
International
Tompkins played for England at age group level and England Saxons.[3]
In January 2020 Tompkins was selected for the senior Wales 2020 Six Nations squad[4] He qualifies for Wales through his Wrexham-born grandmother.[5] On 1 February 2020 Tompkins made his international debut for Wales as a first half injury replacement in the 42-0 win against Italy and scoring a try.[6]
References
- ^ "Nick Tompkins". Saracens.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Nick Tompkins Stats". It's Rugby.
- ^ "England Saxons beat South Africa A". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales Six Nations 2020 squad: Wayne Pivac confirms selection". Ruck. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/wales-six-nations-2020-squad-when-is-wayne-pivacs-announcement-due-1365382
- ^ Tompkins Wales debut