Tom Lawday (born 11 November 1993) is an

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player for Harlequins. He plays as a backrow. He was formally at Exeter Chiefs and Cornish Pirates as well as winning the BUCS player of the season in 2016/17.

BUCS career

Lawday was part of the

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squad for the 2016/17 BUCS season where he was the leagues top try scorer, with 13 in 11 games. He won man of the match in 6 games. At the end of the season he was awarded the player of the season award.

Club career

In 2016 Lawday made his debut for Exeter Chiefs in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Harlequins. While at

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he spent some time on loan at RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates. In 2019 he signed for Harlequins where he went on to make his debut against his former club. He came off the bench against

in the 2020/21 Premiership Final.

Honours

Team

2016/17 BUCS Runners Up (

) 2017/18 Anglo-Welsh Cup Champions ( Exeter Chiefs) 2018/19 Premiership Runners Up ( Exeter Chiefs) 2020/21 Premiership Champions ( Harlequins)

Personal

2016/17 BUCS Player of the Season

References

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