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Tom Casson

Birth name	Thomas Casson
Date of birth	(1990-04-06) 6 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School	Sedbergh School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Wetherby RUFC Youth career 2006-2008 Sale Sharks Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008-2010 Saracens () 2010-2015 Harlequins 62 (30) 2015- Yorkshire Carnegie 0 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006-2007 England U18 2009-2010 England U20

Tom Casson (born 6 April 1990), is a rugby union player for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship. He is a Centre, usually playing at 12.

Casson started out in the Sale Sharks junior Academy, making age-group representation for England at under-16s and 18s, in 2008 he moved to Saracens. Tom had limited opportunities at Saracens and was dual registered to Bedford and then Nottingham, but consistently featured in Mark Mapletoft's England under-20 team. In February 2010 Casson joined Harlequins with immediate effect, this mid-season transfer provided cover for Quins' injured centres but was also a long term (2 ½ year) contract.

Casson made his competitive debut for Quins with a start against Bayonne in the Amlin Cup on 10 August 2010. He scored his first senior try for the club in the same competition against Prato. Following an injury to Jordan Turner-Hall, Casson made his Heineken Cup debut in Quins' away victory against French giants Toulouse.

References

1. "Tom Casson Player Profile". Saracens website. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
2. "Tom Casson Signs for Harlequins". Premiership Rugby website. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
3. "Tom Casson Player Profile". Harlequins website. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

External links

• Harlequins profile

• 1990 births
• Living people
• English rugby union players
• Harlequin F.C. players
• Leeds Tykes players
• Rugby union players from Manchester
• Rugby union centres
• People educated at Sedbergh School