Toby Thame

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Toby Thame
Born (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 22) [1]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
University Durham University
Rugby union career
Position Centre
Current team Northampton
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023– Northampton 20 (20)
Correct as of 31 January 2026
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 England U20

Toby Thame (born 8 November 2003) is an English rugby union footballer who plays for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints. His preferred position is as a centre.

Biography

The son of former rugby union player John Thame, he attended Durham University, where he studied finance. [3] [4] Thame came through the Northampton Saints youth system, signing with the club's Senior Academy ahead of the 2022-23 season. [5]

Thame was selected to tour with the England national under-20 rugby union team in the summer of 2023. [6] Following that, Thame played for the Northampton Saints first team in the 2023-24 season, making his debut in the Premiership Rugby Cup against London Irish, and scoring two tries against Cambridge in that competition in September 2023. He made his Rugby Premiership debut against Bath in the final match of the 2023-24 season. [7] [5]

Thame suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament injury playing for Durham in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Super Rugby in a game at Leeds Beckett University during the 2024-25 season, and missed a number of months of action, not returning until the pre-season with Northampton Saints the following year. [3]

In August 2025, Thame followed in the footsteps of Saints players such as Dan Biggar, Alex Coles and Fin Smith as a winner of inter-squad Blakiston Challenge of 2.5km runs and sandbag carries, named in honour of former Saints captain Sir Arthur Blakiston. [8] [9] His performances for Saints that season included a try in a win against Sale Sharks in December 2025. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Toby Thame". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  2. ↑ "Toby Thame". All Rugby. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  3. 1 2 Vickers, Tom (10 Sep 2025). "'An absolute privilege' - Saints centre Thame determined to prove Dowson right". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  4. ↑ Schofield, Danny; Hopton, Toby (24 Sep 2025). "The young players to watch at every Prem club". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 Vickers, Tom (13 Jun 2025). "Saints boss Dowson tips centre with 'outrageous ceiling' to help fill Odendaal void". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  6. ↑ Vickers, Tom (23 May 2023). "Uncapped Saints duo selected by England Under-20s for Georgia tour". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  7. ↑ "Saints centre Thame 'loved every minute' of two-try showing against Cambridge". Northampton Chronicle. 17 Sep 2023. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  8. ↑ "THAME 'HONOURED' TO JOIN ILLUSTRIOUS LIST OF BLAKISTON CHALLENGE WINNERS". northamptonsaints.co.uk. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  9. ↑ "Saints centre Thame shows his stamina as he claims glory in Blakiston Challenge". northamptonchron.co.uk. 15 Aug 2025. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  10. ↑ "'Beautiful pick-up' - Toby Thame scores Saints' third try in 16 minutes". TNT Sports. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
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