Tom Guest Explained

Tom Guest
Birth Name:Thomas Guest
Birth Date:1984 7, df=y
Birth Place:Taplow, Buckinghamshire
Height:1.93m (06.33feet)
Weight:105kg (231lb)[1]
School:Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Ru Position:Number 8, Flanker
Ru Currentteam:London Irish
Youthclubs1:Maidenhead RFC
Ru Clubyears:2005–2014
2014–2016
Ru Proclubs:Harlequins
London Irish
Ru Clubcaps:171
30
Ru Clubpoints:(115)
(15)
Ru Nationalyears:2008
Ru Nationalteam:England Saxons
Repsevensyears1:2007
Repsevensteam1:England
Repsevenscomp1:Dubai
Ru Clubupdate:11 May 2016
Ru Ntupdate:21 June 2009

Tom Guest (born 5 July 1984 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England) is a former rugby union player, he played primarily as a Number 8. Guest could also operate as a Flanker.

A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the at the Twickenham Stoop on 10 February 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich A League over the 2004/05 season.[2] He played junior rugby at Maidenhead Rugby Football Club, and was part of the U17 National Cup winning Colts side.

Guest was named Guinness Premiership man of the match against Sale Sharks on 25 January 2008.[3] He was a member of the England Sevens team at the 2007 Dubai Sevens.[4]

Guest was once tipped to be a future England number 8.

Guest was ruled out of the 2011 world cup with a urine infection.[4]

He has been called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008.[5] [6]

Guest represented England Saxons at the 2008 Churchill Cup[7] and 2009 Churchill Cup.[8]

He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers.[9]

On 13 February 2014, Guest left Harlequins to join London Irish on a two-year contract from the 2014-15 season.[10]

Guest was considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harlequins 1st XV . 2011 . web page . Harlequins . 13 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165120/http://www.union.quins.co.uk/rugby/1stXV.php?player=9361&includeref=dynamic . 14 December 2008 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Tom Guest. Harlequins official site. 2008-06-21. 2009-08-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165120/http://www.union.quins.co.uk/rugby/1stXV.php?player=9361&includeref=dynamic. 14 December 2008. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Man of the Match, Mr Tom Guest. Harlequins official site. 2008-01-28. 2008-07-16. dead. https://archive.today/20121223131430/http://www.union.quins.co.uk/news/5746.php. 23 December 2012. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: England ready for Sevens. BBC. 2007-11-16. 2008-02-06.
  5. Web site: England Saxons training squad for Italy A. RFU. 2008-02-04. 2008-02-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408052603/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/18872. 8 April 2008. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Guest, Care and Jarvis join Skinner and Brown in England Saxons squad. Quins. 2008-02-04. 2008-02-05.
  7. Web site: Ireland A 12–34 England Saxons. BBC. 2008-06-14. 2009-08-18.
  8. Web site: USA 17–56 England Saxons. BBC. 2009-06-14. 2009-08-18.
  9. Web site: Harlequins 30-23 Leicester. BBC Sport. 26 May 2012 . 2 March 2016.
  10. News: London Irish sign Harlequins back-row forward Tom Guest. BBC Sport. 13 February 2014.