Tommy Freeman (born 5 March 2001) is an

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Freeman was released by the

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academy at the age of sixteen. In 2018 he joined

and the following year made his club debut in a

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match against

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International career

In October 2021 Freeman received his first call-up to the senior

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squad by coach Eddie Jones for the 2021 Autumn Internationals. Freeman was also a member of their 2022 tour of Australia and on 9 July 2022 made his debut starting in the second test victory at

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