Tom de Glanville
| Birth name | Thomas Michael de Glanville[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bath, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Beechen Cliff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Phil de Glanville (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Michael de Glanville[1] (born 10 December 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays at fly-half or fullback for Bath Rugby in the Gallagher Premiership.
Early life and education
[edit]De Glanville is the son of Yolanda and Phil de Glanville, a former rugby player and captain of the England national rugby union team.[3]
He was born in Bath,[4] attended school at Beechen Cliff School in Bath and joined Bath Rugby academy. After attaining 3 As at A-Level,[5] he then moved to the University of Leeds to study Biology and was loaned to National League 2 North side Otley R.U.F.C. on a dual-registration whilst studying there.[6][7] De Glanville then transferred to the University of Bath in order to keep training with Bath academy.[8]
Rugby playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]In 2019, de Glanville captained Bath at the Premiership Sevens. Later in the year, he signed his first senior contract to play for the Bath Rugby senior team.[8] He made his Premiership Rugby debut against Exeter Chiefs in September 2019.[9]
International
[edit]In the summer of 2017 De Glanville was a member of the England under-18 team that toured South Africa and the following year he scored two tries against Wales under-18 at Sardis Road.[10][11] He scored a try for England under-20 against Scotland in the final round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] Later that year he was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored a try during the pool stage against Australia.[7][13]
In October 2020 he was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones.[14]
Playing positions and style
[edit]De Glanville has played in several positions in the backs. The Bath coach Todd Blackadder once said that de Glanville would play well at fly-half. However de Glanville often plays as a centre, following in his father's footsteps and having played there through several England age groups. He has also played at full-back for Bath United in the Premiership "A" League,[15] and the Premiership.[16]
De Glanville has expressed hope that his relatively low body weight may increase somewhat with age.[17]
Disciplinary record
[edit]De Glanville was one of 13 players who breached COVID-19 virus safety protocols by leaving their hotel without permission before a Barbarians game in 2020.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thomas Michael de Glanville". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Tom de Glanville". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Smith, Steven (2 November 2018). "Who are the other famous rugby playing kids taking after their fathers around the world?". Ruck. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Player | Tom de Glanville | Bath Rugby". www.bathrugby.com.
- ^ "Budding sport stars celebrate A-level success". Shropshire Star. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "De Glanville enjoying his time at Otley". Telegraph & Argus. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b Mockford, Sarah (15 July 2019). "Hotshot: Bath and England U20 back Tom de Glanville". Rugby World. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b Evans, Daniel (16 September 2019). "Tom de Glanville on the big debate - where will he play for Bath Rugby?". Somerset Live. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Evans, Daniel (21 September 2019). "Bath Rugby vs Exeter Chiefs team news - five players in starting XV will make debut for Bath". Somerset Live. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Evans, Daniel (16 August 2017). "Bath Rugby academy talent Tom de Glanville talks versatility, his dad, education and 1st XV dream". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Orders, Mark (25 March 2018). "What happened when the most exciting Wales and England rugby stars of the future just played each other". Wales Online. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Campbell, Alan (15 March 2019). "England U20 45 - 7 Scotland U20: Young Scots overrun in second half". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Baber, Andy (13 June 2019). "Hill scores brace as England U20s beat Australia". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Jones, Chris (15 October 2020). "England include Ollie Lawrence, Tom de Glanville and Beno Obano in training squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Evans, Daniel (16 April 2019). "Fly-half, centre, full-back? Tom de Glanville's future position at Bath Rugby appears to have shifted". Somerset Live. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Gloucester fall to record run of losses at Bath" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "'I was in a pretty bad place': Tom de Glanville opens up on his Barbarians ban and how he rebounded at Bath". amp.rugbypass.com. 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Barbarians 13 banned and heavily fined as RFU stick boot in". www.rugbypass.com. 8 December 2020.