| Tom Heathcote | |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Alexander Heathcote |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Inverness, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.79m (05.87feet) |
| School: | Bishop Wordsworth's School |
| Ru Position: | Fly-Half |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2011–2014 2014–2015 2015–2018 |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 53 23 30 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (375) (129) (164) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 1 May 2018 |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2012 2012–2013 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | England U20 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 6 3 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (35) (0) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 23 June 2013 |
Thomas Alexander Heathcote (born 11 February 1992) is a former rugby union player. His position was fly-half and he made three appearances for Scotland.
Heathcote was born in Inverness whilst his English father Gareth, a Nimrod pilot, was stationed at RAF Kinloss.[1] The family returned to England when Heathcote was three.[1] His grandmother was from Wales.[1]
On 24 September 2011 Heathcote made his first team debut for Bath against Gloucester.[2] The following month saw him score his first points against Leicester Tigers.[3] He claimed his first try against Worcester Warriors during the 2011–12 LV Cup and started in the semi-final defeat of that competition against Leicester.[4] [5]
Heathcote represented England U20 during the 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and started in the final round as England defeated Ireland to win the tournament.[6] Later that year he was a member of their squad at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship and recorded a try in their opening game against Italy.[7] In their last fixture of the competition he scored a dozen points in a victory over Australia as England finished in seventh place.[8]
In November 2012 Heathcote was called up to the Scotland squad qualifying through his birthplace.[9] On 24 November 2012 he made his international debut off the bench as a substitute in the test against Tonga at Pittodrie.[10] In June 2013 Heathcote made his first start against Samoa.[11] [12] Later that month he made his third and last appearance for Scotland starting in a victory over Italy.[13]
At the end of the 2013–14 season it was announced that Heathcote would be ending his contract with Bath one-year early and moving to Edinburgh for the 2014–15 Pro12, citing the progression of 'his career and international aspirations.'[14] He featured as a substitute in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup final which Edinburgh lost against Gloucester to finish runners up.[15]
After one year in Scotland it was announced in February 2015 that Heathcote would depart Edinburgh to join Worcester Warriors.[16] On 16 October 2015 he scored an injury time drop goal to help Warriors win their first game back in the Premiership, securing a 13–12 win over Northampton Saints.[17] In May 2018 Heathcote was released by Worcester after a succession of head injuries.[18]
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