17 Facts About Thomas Waldrom

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Thomas Waldrom was born on 28 April 1983 and is a former rugby union player who played for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership and represented England from 2012 to 2013.

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2.

Thomas Waldrom made his England debut against South Africa in 2012.

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3.

Thomas Waldrom spent four seasons with the Tigers, winning the 2013 Premiership.

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4.

Thomas Waldrom made his Wellington Lions provincial debut in 2001 against Otago.

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5.

Thomas Waldrom went on to play 80 games for Wellington at provincial level before moving to the Hawke's Bay for the 2009 season.

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6.

Thomas Waldrom had become something of a fan favourite at McLean Park with his high work rate and powerful runs with the ball.

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7.

Thomas Waldrom made his Super Rugby debut in 2004 for the Hurricanes against the Stormers.

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8.

Thomas Waldrom went on to play 30 caps for the Hurricanes before signing with the Crusaders for the 2009 season, where he would be a regular for one season.

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9.

Thomas Waldrom marked his first Aviva Premiership appearance for Exeter with 2 tries in an Exeter Chiefs record Premiership winning margin.

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10.

Thomas Waldrom helped Exeter's charge to the Challenge Cup Semi-Final that year.

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11.

Thomas Waldrom scored two tries in Exeter's first Champions Cup Quarter-Final against Wasps.

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12.

Thomas Waldrom will rejoin his old province Wellington for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup.

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13.

Thomas Waldrom was initially cut from the 30-man squad, but an injury to prop Andrew Sheridan meant he was called in as an injury replacement during the World Cup final pool stages.

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14.

Thomas Waldrom did not make an appearance for England until the next year.

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15.

Thomas Waldrom was selected as part of England's squad for their 2012 tour of South Africa.

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16.

Younger brother of former All Black Scott Thomas Waldrom, he was overlooked by the All Blacks selectors while playing in New Zealand, and after making his move to England, had aspirations of eventually playing for the England national team.

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17.

In March 2011 Thomas Waldrom discovered his maternal grandmother was born in England, immediately making him eligible for selection to the National Team.

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