| Born | Tom Alexander May 5 February 1979 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tonbridge School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Newcastle University Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom May (born 5 February 1979 in London, UK) is a former rugby union player. May enjoyed a nineteen-year career that incorporated spells at Newcastle Falcons, Toulon Rugby, Northampton Saints and London Welsh. [2] May also won two caps for England, both in 2009. [2] May was a utility back, his versatility enabling him to fill a number of positions behind the scrum.
Born 5 February 1979 in London, UK, May joined the Newcastle Falcons from Richmond F.C. in 1998, making his competitive debut in March 1999 against the Northampton Saints. [3]
May scored two tries as Newcastle beat Harlequin F.C. in the final of the 2001 Tetley's Bitter Cup. [4] He also started in the 2004 final, as Newcastle defeated the Sale Sharks. [5]
May competed for the England Sevens team at the 2002 London Sevens. [6] He was selected by Clive Woodward for the Senior tour of Argentina in 2002 [7] and played in the fixture against Argentina A. [8]
On 19 May 2009, he was named in the England squad to play the Barbarians and Argentina. [9]
May played in a defeat to the Barbarians. [10] He won his debut cap in a Test match against Argentina. [11] May won his second cap in the return fixture at Salta. [12]
On 21 April 2009, May announced he would be leaving the Falcons to join Toulon. [13]
On 7 February 2011 it was announced that May would be returning to England's elite division by signing a contract with Northampton Saints, against whom May made his professional debut, for the 2011/12 season.
Originally linked with a move to Leicester Tigers, May turned down the offer to join London Welsh on a one-year contract for the 2013/14 season. [14]
On 9 January 2015, May announced he would be retiring at the end of the 2014/15 season. [15]