| Birth name | Tobias Elliott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 September 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Watford Grammar School Berkhamsted School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tobias Elliott (born 16 September 2003) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a utility back for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. [1]
Elliott was born and raised in Watford, Hertfordshire and educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys. [2] He began playing rugby at a young age, through the minis section at Harrow Rugby Club, where his father Andy was a member of the senior first team. [3] As a teenager, Elliott joined the Saracens junior academy and played for their age-grade teams, in addition to representing his school rugby teams in national competition – firstly the Old Fullerians at Watford Grammar, and later Berkhamsted School. [4] In 2021, he was part of the squad that won Berkhamsted's first ever SOCS Daily Mail Schools Trophy, scoring a try in the title-deciding match against Dulwich College. [5]
After progressing into the Saracens senior academy in 2022, Elliott made his senior debut for the club at the age of 19, in a 2022–23 Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage match against Harlequins. [2] He was involved in all of the side's cup fixtures, scoring one try as he played across the backline, at full-back, fly-half and inside centre. [4] Although he spent much of 2022–23 on loan at Old Albanians in the National League 2 East, Elliott ended the season by making his Premiership debut for Saracens in May 2023, coming off the bench against Bath. [1]
The following season, Elliott was one of several Saracens players who were dual-registered with second-division side Ampthill. [6] He made 16 appearances for the club in the 2023–24 RFU Championship – registering 12 tries, primarily as a winger – while also featuring for Saracens three times in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup. [7]
Ahead of the 2024–25 Premiership Rugby season, Elliott was promoted into the Saracens senior squad. Subsequently, he made his first Premiership start on 21 September 2024, in a 35–26 victory against Gloucester on the opening weekend. [8] Elliott quickly established himself as a regular starter on the wing, [9] earning plaudits as he scored three tries in as many league games to begin the campaign. [10] For his performances, he was shortlisted for the Rugby Players' Association 15 Under 23 Player of the Month Award for September 2024. [11] In December that year, he made his European Champions Cup debut, starting in a pool stage win against the Bulls. [12]
Elliott has represented England at under-18s, under-19s and under-20s level. [2] Notably, he recorded five tries in as many appearances for the England U20s during the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [13] Later that year, he was included in the England squad at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship. [14]
In February 2025, Elliott was called up to the England A squad, ahead of that month's fixture against Ireland A. [15]
In May 2025 Elliott was called up to a training camp for the senior England squad by Steve Borthwick. [16]