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]
| Birth name | Tommy Spinks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | North Berwick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career edit
Amateur career edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Spinks has agreed to a player-coach deal at Glasgow Academicals for season 2019-20.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Six Nations: Tommy Spinks has the heart of a lion". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Hotshots: Glasgow Warrior Tommy Spinks". Rugby World. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Scottish Rugby name new elite development players". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Glasgow Hawks duo in Scotland club call-up". WestEndReport.com.
- ^ a b "Tommy Spinks joins Glasgow Hawks for 2016/17 - SCRUM". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Flanker Tommy Spinks Returns North To Warriors". londonscottish.com.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks - Ospreys Rugby". ospreysrugby.com.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Tommy Spinks: Jersey sign Glasgow Warriors forward". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Player list : Guinness PRO12 : Stats". pro12rugby.com.
- ^ "Melrose Sevens: Glasgow too strong for Germany". scotsman.com.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks signs for Jersey RFC". ITV News. 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks". realise.com.
- ^ "Scotland U20 (Tommy Spinks) - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Scotland Club International vs Ireland Club International, Fri, 06/02/2015 - 19:30 - Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org.
- ^ "Rugby: Spinks signs up « Jersey Evening Post". jerseyeveningpost.com.
- ^ "Tommy Spinks joins Glasgow Accies as player/Coach". 10 May 2019.