Tom Guest (born 5 July 1984 in

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) is a former

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player, he played primarily as a Number 8. Guest could also operate as a Flanker. A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the at the

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on 10 February 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich A League over the 2004/05 season. He played junior rugby at Maidenhead Rugby Football Club, and was part of the U17 National Cup winning Colts side. Guest was named Guinness Premiership man of the match against

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on 25 January 2008. He was a member of the England Sevens team at the

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. Guest was once tipped to be a future England number 8. Guest was ruled out of the 2011 world cup with a urine infection. He has been called into the

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squad to face Italy A in

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on 9 February 2008. Guest represented

at the

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and

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. He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over

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. On 13 February 2014, Guest left Harlequins to join

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on a two-year contract from the 2014-15 season. Guest was considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.

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Harlequins profileEngland profile
1984 births Living people English rugby union players Harlequin F.C. players Rugby union number eights People from Taplow People educated at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Rugby union players from Buckinghamshire {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub