Birth name | Thomas Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Gordon (born 30 January 1997) is a Scotland Club XV professional rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors at the Flanker position.
Gordon plays for Currie Chieftains. [2]
Gordon secured a Stage 2 place in the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2015–16 season. [3]
The flanker secured a Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 place with Edinburgh for the 2016–17 Scottish Rugby Academy season.
On 9 July 2018 it was announced that Gordon had signed a professional deal with Glasgow Warriors. This was a year long partnership contract which meant that Gordon could still play for Currie when not in use by the Warriors. [4]
Gordon made his first appearance for the Warriors in their 50 -17 demolition of Harlequins at North Inch, Perth on 18 August 2018. [5]
Gordon made his competitive Glasgow Warriors debut in the Pro14 match against Ospreys at Scotstoun Stadium on 25 January 2019. The Warriors won the match 9-3. [6]
New Zealand-born Gordon, 21, qualifies for Scotland through his grandparents and has been capped at Scotland U20s. [7] He has also been capped for Scotland Club XV. Gordon received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. [8]
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