Tom Penny (rugby union)

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Tom Penny
Birth nameThomas Oscar Penny
Date of birth (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre/Wing/Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Alnwick RFC ()
Correct as of 19 October 2020
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2019
2019–2020
2020–		 Newcastle Falcons
Harlequins
Newcastle Falcons 		35
6
5		 (22)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 19 October 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 England U18s
Correct as of 19 October 2020

Tom Penny (born 13 October 1994) is an English rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby.

Penny started playing rugby aged four at Alnwick, a club he represented up to the age of 16 along with his school rugby at RGS Newcastle. He joined the Falcons' junior academy at the age of 11, also playing for England Under-18s at international level.

He made his first team debut for Newcastle in the 2013–14 Anglo-Welsh Cup. [1] He scored his first two tries in his debut in the European Rugby Challenge Cup against Romanian side Bucuresti Wolves back in October 2014. [2] He made his Premiership Rugby debut from off the bench against Saracens back in December 2014. [3]

A broken arm and then a serious knee ligament injury restricted Penny to just a single senior appearance during the 2016–17 season. [4]

On 27 December 2019, Penny signed for Harlequins for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. [5] He made his debut for Harlequins on the starting XV against Clermont Auvergne in the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup. [6]

On 25 August 2020, Penny resigns with his hometown club Newcastle Falcons on a two-year deal from the 2020–21 season. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Newcastle Falcons youngsters better for Cup baptism, says Micky Ward". Chronicle Live. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Penny shines on two try debut". Newcastle Falcons. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Aviva Premiership preview: Falcons v Saracens". Sky Sports. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "RUGBY: Newcastle Falcons welcome back injured stars". The Northern Echo. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "HARLEQUINS SIGN TOM PENNY FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". Harlequins. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "HARLEQUINS' SIDE TO FACE ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE". Harlequins. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Tom Penny back with Newcastle Falcons". The Northern Echo. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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