Thomas Samuel Fenwick Seymour (born 1 July 1988) is a Scottish former professional

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player. He made 55 international appearances for the

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2013–2019, scoring 20 tries which placed him fourth-top try scorer for the country. He played in two world cups and the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. His regular playing position is

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Early life

Seymour was born in

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and spent his first nine years in the United States before his father's job took the family overseas, first to

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for eighteen months and later to

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. He attended

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Club career

Seymour was drafted to Marr RFC in the

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for the 2017-18 season. Seymour was drafted to

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in the

for the 2018-19 season. Seymour plays for

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in the

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, having previously represented

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. He was named in the Pro12 Dream Teams at the end of the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons. In April 2021 he announced his retirement from all professional rugby.

International career

Qualifying to play internationally for Scotland through his

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-born mother, on 24 October 2012 he was named in the full Scottish national team for the

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. In November 2014 he scored two tries from interceptions against Argentina and New Zealand and followed it up with a try against Tonga. In April 2017 Seymour was named as one of two Scottish players selected for the initial

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squad to tour New Zealand in June and July. While not featuring in any of the test matches he appeared in four games on tour scoring one try against the Highlanders and two tries against the

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. His three tries meant he was the leading try scorer on tour. In December 2019 Seymour announced his retirement from playing international rugby.

International tries

References

http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/glasgow-warriors/player/tommy-seymour

External links

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