Tom Croft was born on 7 November 1985 and is a retired rugby union player.
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20 Facts About Tom Croft
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Tom Croft's career was somewhat plagued with a variety of minor and serious injuries.
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Tom Croft was man-of-the-match in the Heineken Cup semi-final against Cardiff Blues, which resulted in a historic sudden death kicking competition.
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The shoot-out ended before Tom Croft's turn came up as Jordan Crane made the winning kick.
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Tom Croft played lock in both finals, as a result of injury to teammate Louis Deacon.
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Tom Croft worked his way back successfully and featured in another Premiership final victory, this time at blindside flanker.
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Tom Croft captained the Tigers for the first time on 3 October 2010, against Saracens.
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In November 2017, Tom Croft announced his immediate retirement from rugby following a new neck injury and consulting a specialist.
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Tom Croft was called up to the England squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
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Tom Croft was then named in Martin Johnson's squad on 1 June 2008.
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Tom Croft gained starting places in the squad at blindside flanker for three games against the Pacific Islanders, Australia and South Africa, before being named on the bench against New Zealand.
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On 20 May 2009, Tom Croft was called up to the squad by coach Ian McGeechan for the Lions 2009 tour of South Africa as a replacement for the banned Alan Quinlan.
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Tom Croft scored two tries in the first test defeat – becoming the first Lions forward to score twice against the Springboks.
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In November 2009, Tom Croft was nominated for the IRB Player of the Year for 2009, though the award went to Richie McCaw.
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Tom Croft took part in the 2010 Autumn Internationals, starting in both the loss to New Zealand and the win against Australia, the latter cited by many to have been the best England performance for years.
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Tom Croft was ruled out of the rest of Leicester's season after a neck injury.
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Tom Croft's first try for England came as a replacement for James Haskell against Samoa.
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