Tom Guest
Encyclopedia
Tom Guest is a rugby union
player for Harlequins
in the Aviva Premiership, playing primarily as a Number 8. Guest can also operate as a Flanker
.
A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the Natal Sharks
at the Twickenham Stoop on February 10, 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich
A League over the 2004/05 season. 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. He was a member of the England Sevens team
at the 2007 Dubai Sevens
.
Guest is being widely tipped to be a future England number 8.
He has been called into the England Saxons
squad to face Italy A
in Ragusa
, Sicily
on 9 February 2008.
Guest represented England Saxons
at the 2008 Churchill Cup
and 2009 Churchill Cup
.
Guest is considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
in the Aviva Premiership, playing primarily as a Number 8. Guest can also operate as a Flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the Natal Sharks
Natal Sharks
The Natal Sharks are a South African rugby union team that participate in the annual Currie Cup and Super Rugby tournaments. The Sharks home stadium is Kings Park. They draw most of their players from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The Sharks are the current representative team of the Natal rugby...
at the Twickenham Stoop on February 10, 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich
Zurich Financial Services
Zurich Financial Services AG is a major financial services group based in Zurich, Switzerland.-History:The Company was founded in 1872 as subsidiary of the Schweiz Marine Insurance Company under the name Versicherung Verein...
A League over the 2004/05 season. 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
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
on 25 January 2008. He was a member of the England Sevens team
England national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
at the 2007 Dubai Sevens
2007 Dubai Sevens
The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...
.
Guest is being widely tipped to be a future England number 8.
He has been called into the England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
squad to face Italy A
Italy A national rugby union team
The Italy A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They compete every year in the IRB Nations Cup.-Fixtures:IRB Nations Cup 2010...
in Ragusa
Ragusa, Italy
Ragusa is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily, with around 75,000 inhabitants. It is built on a wide limestone hill between two deep valleys, Cava San Leonardo and Cava Santa Domenica...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
on 9 February 2008.
Guest represented England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
at the 2008 Churchill Cup
2008 Churchill Cup
The 2008 Churchill Cup took place between 7 June and 21 June 2008 in what was the sixth year of the tournament. Six rugby union teams took part: , England Saxons, Ireland A, Scotland A, the , and an Argentinian XV.-Participation:...
and 2009 Churchill Cup
2009 Churchill Cup
The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, in the seventh year of the tournament.For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays and to...
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Guest is considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.