Thomas Gordon (rugby union)
| Birth name | Thomas Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Gordon (born 30 January 1997) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays for Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby competition.
Rugby Union career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Gordon plays for Currie Chieftains.[2]
Gordon secured a Stage 2 place in the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2015–16 season.[3]
Professional career
[edit]The flanker secured a Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 place with Edinburgh for the 2016–17 Scottish Rugby Academy season.
On 9 July 2018 it was announced that Gordon had signed a professional deal with Glasgow Warriors. This was a year long partnership contract which meant that Gordon could still play for Currie when not in use by the Warriors.[4]
Gordon made his first appearance for the Warriors in their 50 -17 demolition of Harlequins at North Inch, Perth on 18 August 2018.[5]
Gordon made his competitive Glasgow Warriors debut in the Pro14 match against Ospreys at Scotstoun Stadium on 25 January 2019. The Warriors won the match 9-3.[6]
On 28 June 2024, Gordon would join English side Newcastle Falcons on a two-year deal in the Premiership Rugby from the 2024-25 season.[7]
International career
[edit]New Zealand-born Gordon, 21, qualifies for Scotland through his grandparents and has been capped at Scotland U20s.[8] He has also been capped for Scotland Club XV. Gordon received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scotland U20 (Thomas Gordon) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "30 young Scottish Rugby prospects join BT Academy".
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Trio sign on with Warriors - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Warriors romp to eight tries against Quins in successful Perth expedition". 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors V Ospreys".
- ^ "Tom Gordon becomes Newcastle's 10th signing ahead of next season". rugby Pass. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Gordon". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Stuart Hogg: Exeter Chiefs full-back to captain Scotland in Six Nations". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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