Tom Dodd (rugby union)
Tom Dodd (born 28 October 1997) is an English born Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
| Birth name | Thomas Jack James Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Warwick School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Dodd joined the Worcester Warriors academy ahead of the 2016-17 season. He made his first-team debut in an Anglo-Welsh Cup clash against Sale Sharks at Sixways Stadium in November 2017.[1] He went on to play three times in the 2017-18 season while he thoroughly impressed for Worcester Cavaliers in their Premiership Rugby Shield campaign, scoring three tries in all ten of the side's fixtures as they finished third in the Northern Conference.
Dodd also spent time with Luctonians during the 2016-17 season on a dual registered basis, before playing for Birmingham Moseley and Stourbridge in 2017-18 season. Dodd also helped Hartpury University to win 2016-17 National League 1 title, thus promoted to the RFU Championship from the 2017-18 season.[2]
Dodd returned to action, following a knee surgery, in the European Rugby Challenge Cup victory over Enisei-STM in Russia in November 2019.[3] His Premiership debut followed as a blood replacement for Sam Lewis against Northampton Saints at Sixways in March 2020.[4]
On 21 January 2020, Dodd signed his first professional contract, which is a two-year deal until the end of summer of 2022, thus promoted to the senior squad from the 2020-21 season.[5]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[6]
On 13 October 2022, Dodd signed for Coventry in the RFU Championship for the rest of the 2022-23 season.[7]
International career
He represented England Counties U18s against both France U18s and Ireland U18s at Ashbourne RFC near Ashbourne, County Meath in Ireland.[8]
Dodd represented Scotland U20s through the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[9] He also helped them to a best-ever finish in the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, as they defeated Australia U20s to book a fifth-place finish in the tournament.[10][11]
References
- "REPORT - Warriors 21-24 Sale Sharks". Warriors. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Champions! Hartpury RFC 57 – Old Albanian 21". Ultimate Rugby. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Enisei STM 14 - 57 Worcester Warriors". Sky Sports. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Worcester 10-16 Northampton". Sky Sports. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Worcester Warriors: Tom Dodd signs first professional deal". Worcester News. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- "Coventry Rugby sign Tom Dodd". Coventry Rugby. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "MEET TOM DODD & JOSH GRIMES PICKED FOR ENGLAND COUNTIES U18 SQUAD". Pitchero. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "LINEEN NAMES SCOTLAND U20 SIDE FOR SIX NATIONS OPENER". Scottish Rugby. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "SCOTLAND U20 SQUAD NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". Scottish Rugby. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Scotland U20s 24-21 Australia U20s". Ultimate Rugby. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2020.