| Tom West | |
| Birth Name: | Thomas Henry West |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Diss, England |
| Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
| Weight: | 117kg (258lb) |
| School: | Radley College |
| Repteam1: | England U20 |
| Repyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Repcaps1: | 10 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repupdate: | 28 December 2020 |
| Currentclub: | Northampton Saints |
| Years1: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Wasps |
| Apps1: | 78 |
| Points1: | 40 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Nottingham |
| Apps2: | 32 |
| Points2: | 25 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | Leicester Tigers |
| Apps3: | 11 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Saracens |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Northampton Saints |
| Clubupdate: | 29 May 2023 |
Tom West (born 11 February 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop,[1] for Northampton Saints in Premiership Rugby. He previously played for Leicester Tigers and Wasps, also in Premiership Rugby.[2]
West worked his way through Wasps’ Junior Academy while a pupil at Radley College prior to joining the Senior Academy in 2015.[3] [4] He made his club debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game at Sale Sharks, and his Premiership debut at home to Saracens in January 2018.[5] [6]
Despite making his league debut for Wasps in the 2017/18 season, West would spend the best part of two seasons on loan at Championship side Nottingham, making only twelve first team appearances across three seasons heading into the 2019/20 campaign.[7] He started in the 2020 Premiership Final as Wasps finished runners up to Exeter Chiefs.[8]
Wasps entered administration on 17 October 2022 and West was made redundant along with all other players and coaching staff.[9] On 19 January 2023 he was signed by Leicester Tigers until the end of the 2022-23 season.[2]
On 8 April 2023, West signed for Premiership rivals Saracens ahead of the 2023-24 season.[10] On 8 May 2024, West would leave Saracens to sign for rivals Northampton Saints ahead of the 2024-25 season.[11]
West participated in the 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] [13] He was a member of the England under-20 team that hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and featured as a second-half replacement in the final as the hosts defeated Ireland to become junior world champions.[14]
In January 2021 West received a call-up to the senior England squad prior to the 2021 Six Nations, after prop Joe Marler withdrew from the group for family reasons.[15] [16]