Toby Salmon
| Birth name | Toby Salmon | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Toby Salmon (born 26 March 1993) is a professional rugby union player who plays for Pro D2 side Rouen Normandie Rugby as a lock forward.
Early life
[edit]From Ranworth in Norfolk, Salmon attended Langley School. He started playing rugby union at five years-old, playing locally for North Walsham.[1]
Career
[edit]Salmon started his professional rugby career with London Irish in 2014, he then moved to Rotherham Titans in 2016.[2]
He was signed by Exeter Chiefs in the summer of 2017 from the Titans.[3] He scored a try on 30 March 2018 as Exeter beat Bath Rugby in the final of the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[4][5][6]
He joined Newcastle Falcons in 2019 signing a two-year contract.[7] On 10 March 2021, Salmon joined Saracens on a loan deal for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[8] He then spent a season at Agenais before moving to Rouen in 2022.[9]
Honours
[edit]Winners 2017–18
References
[edit]- ^ "Former North Walsham forward Toby Salmon ready for his leap to Aviva Premiership with reigning champions Exeter Chiefs". Eastern Daily Press. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Nickson, Frank (16 May 2019). "Lock Toby Salmon makes Newcastle Falcons switch from Exeter Chiefs". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List". exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Jack Innard doubles up as Exeter beat Bath to reclaim Anglo-Welsh Cup | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Innard double ensures Exeter regain Anglo-Welsh Cup | Sport". The Times. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "NEWCASTLE FALCONS SIGN EXETER CHIEFS LOCK TOBY SALMON". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Marshall, Charlotte (10 March 2021). "Ethan Lewis and lock Toby Salmon join Sarries on loan". Saracens. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Rugby - Pro D2: Toby Salmon, the second row of the RNR, is gaining momentum". Paris-Normandie.fr. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
   | This English rugby union biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |