Tom Bliss

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Tom Bliss
Date of birth (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth New York, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
School Epsom College
University Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half, centre
Youth career
- Cobham RFC
2013-14 London Irish Academy
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010-13 Loughborough Students ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Leicester Tigers (trial) 8 ()
2014-16 Wasps 5 (0)
2015 Ealing Trailfinders (loan) 7 ()
2016 San Diego Breakers (10)
2016-17 Richmond ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 USA U20
2016 United States 1 (0)

Tom Bliss (born 12 March 1993) is a retired American professional rugby union player. Born in New York but raised in England having moved when aged 5 months, he played as a scrum half for the San Diego Breakers in PRO Rugby, Wasps in the English Premiership and the United States internationally. In 2017 Bliss retired from playing professional rugby due to the effects of repeated concussions.

He is now a Personal Trainer trading as TOMBLISSFIT. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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