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19 Facts About Tom Varndell

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Tom Varndell was born on 16 September 1985 and is an English rugby union player who plays on the wing as a player-coach for Bury St Edmunds.

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Tom Varndell is the second highest try scorer in Premiership Rugby after Chris Ashton.

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3.

Tom Varndell began playing rugby aged 8 at Chinnor rugby club in Oxfordshire before moving to Henley Hawks, where he stayed until he was 15.

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4.

Tom Varndell was later invited by Dusty Hare, the former England full back, who was Leicester's Chief Scout, to train with them.

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5.

Tom Varndell spent two years at the Tigers' den but left to take up a scholarship at Colston's Collegiate School in Bristol.

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Tom Varndell returned to the Tigers in 2004, and made a quick impact in the Premiership.

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Also in 2005, Tom Varndell made his debut for both national teams within one week.

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8.

Tom Varndell was the tournament's leading try scorer as England claimed the title.

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9.

In 2006, Tom Varndell was chosen in the England Saxons team for the 6 Nations, but after impressive displays for both Leicester Tigers and England in the Rugby Sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was awarded with two starting places on the senior tour to Australia.

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In September 2006, Tom Varndell played for Leicester's feeder club, Bedford Blues, and scored a try on his debut against Exeter Chiefs.

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11.

Tom Varndell ended the season playing as a replacement when Leicester won the 2007 Premiership final.

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12.

Tom Varndell started the first game against the Ireland A team, at Welford Road and scored.

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13.

Tom Varndell was selected in the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A at Welford Road on 1 February 2008, scoring a brace in his first international since the tour to Australia 18 months prior.

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14.

Tom Varndell did score a try for his team which was his third try in four appearances for the senior England squad.

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15.

Tom Varndell has continued to play with success for the England IRB sevens team, and was a try-scoring member of the England Saxons team in this year's Churchill Cup.

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16.

Tom Varndell was a replacement when Leicester won the 2009 Premiership final.

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17.

On New Year's Day, 2017, Tom Varndell equalled Mark Cueto's Premiership tries record of 90 tries by scoring against Sale Sharks.

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18.

On 10 February 2017, Tom Varndell scored for Bristol against Harlequins to surpass Cueto's record.

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19.

On 6 March 2019, Tom Varndell travelled to Hong Kong to play for South China Tigers as part of the Global Rapid Rugby series.

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