Tommy Spinks (rugby union)

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Tommy Spinks
Birth nameTommy Spinks
Date of birth (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
SchoolNorth Berwick High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015 Glasgow Hawks ()
2016- Glasgow Hawks ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2014 London Scottish 9 ()
2014–2015 Glasgow Warriors 2 ()
2014–2015 →Ospreys 2 ()
2015–16 Jersey Reds 11 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Scotland Club XV
– Scotland U20
– Scotland U18
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2019- Glasgow Academicals (Asst.)

Tommy Spinks (born 22 April 1994 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Hawks at the Flanker or Lock positions. Spinks states his preferred position is openside flanker. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Spinks started playing mini rugby when he was 5 years old. By his fourth year of high school at North Berwick he played for the 1st XV. The rugby coach at Fettes College got Spinks a scholarship there. [2]

In June 2014 it was announced that Spinks would join Glasgow Warriors as part of their Elite Development Programme. [3] As part of his deal Spinks was able to play for Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors. [4]

After a stint in Jersey he re-joined the Hawks in 2016. [5]

Professional career

The back-row forward was to sign for London Scottish straight from Fettes College. [6]

During the 2014–15 season he was loaned out to the Ospreys. [7] and played twice in the LV Cup. [8]

He played twice for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 league in their championship winning season; both appearances as substitute. On 28 February 2015 he made his debut for Glasgow Warriors away to Munster at Thormond Park. He also appeared in the 6 March 2015 home match at Scotsoun against Italian side Zebre. [9] He was also part of the Warriors 7s squad that successfully defended the 2015 Melrose Sevens. [10]

On 28 May 2015 it was announced that Tommy Spinks would sign for Jersey Rugby Club. [11]

He left Jersey to re-join Glasgow Hawks in July 2016. [5]

International career

Spinks has played for the Scotland under 18s, [12] under 20s [13] and ClubXVs. [14] He captained the under-20 national side at the Under-20 Rugby World Cup in 2014. [15]

Coaching career

Spinks has agreed to a player-coach deal at Glasgow Academicals for season 2019-20. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Six Nations: Tommy Spinks has the heart of a lion". scotsman.com.
  2. ↑ "Hotshots: Glasgow Warrior Tommy Spinks". Rugby World. 4 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "BBC Sport - Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow Hawks duo in Scotland club call-up". WestEndReport.com.
  5. 1 2 "Tommy Spinks joins Glasgow Hawks for 2016/17 - SCRUM". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Flanker Tommy Spinks Returns North To Warriors". londonscottish.com.
  7. ↑ "Tommy Spinks - Ospreys Rugby". ospreysrugby.com.
  8. ↑ "BBC Sport - Tommy Spinks: Jersey sign Glasgow Warriors forward". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Player list : Guinness PRO12 : Stats". pro12rugby.com.
  10. ↑ "Melrose Sevens: Glasgow too strong for Germany". scotsman.com.
  11. ↑ "Tommy Spinks signs for Jersey RFC". ITV News. 28 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tommy Spinks". realise.com.
  13. ↑ "Scotland U20 (Tommy Spinks) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
  14. ↑ "Scotland Club International vs Ireland Club International, Fri, 06/02/2015 - 19:30 - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
  15. ↑ "Rugby: Spinks signs up « Jersey Evening Post". jerseyeveningpost.com.
  16. ↑ "Tommy Spinks joins Glasgow Accies as player/Coach". 10 May 2019.
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