Tom Philip
Tom Philip (born 25 June 1983) is a Scottish former rugby union and rugby league footballer who formerly coached Haddington rugby club.
| Birth name | Thomas Kenneth Philip[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Highly rated as an up-and-coming player with Edinburgh Rugby, Philip was called up by Scotland coach Matt Williams ahead of the 2004 Six Nations Championship into the squad and played in all 5 matches of the tournament. He suffered a knee injury on Scotland's summer tour of Australasia but despite overcoming this it was persistent chronic back and groin pain that forced him to retire in 2005 at the age of only 22.
He came back later on to pick up playing for Edinburgh Academicals after having part of his spine fused in 2005.
He then latterly returned to professional sport switching codes to league in 2010 when he signed to play for Whitehaven. He also then played for Edinburgh Eagles and South Wales Scorpions in the Championship One.
In May 2012, he was announced as coach of Haddigton RFC at the age of just 28. Just over a year later he had left this position.[2]
Other Info
He has a brother Colin Philip who was a GB athlete.
References
- "Tom Philip". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- "Fresh start for new rugby season". East Lothian Courier. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.