Tom Cooper (rugby union)

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Tom Nooth Cooper
Birth nameTom Cooper
Date of birth (1987-02-18) 18 February 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight15 st 4 lb (97 kg)
School Magdalen College School, Oxford
University Cardiff University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Jersey
Youth career
  Oxford RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
–2011
2010–11
2011–12
2012-
Bedwas RFC
Newport GD
Cornish Pirates
Jersey

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16

(0)
(32)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
  Welsh Universities

Tom Cooper (born 18 February 1987, Oxford) is an English rugby union footballer. A centre, he played for Bedwas RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. Cooper made his debut for the Newport Gwent Dragons against Gloucester on 4 November 2010. He was released by Newport Gwent Dragons at the end of the 2010–11 Magners League. He then went on to play for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship during the 2011-12 season, making 16 appearances. Tom signed to play for Jersey for the 2012-13 season, again in the RFU Championship.

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