Position
Back Row
Test Caps
1
Club
Northampton Saints
![Tom Pearson Secondary Image](https://rfu.widen.net/content/286c99d8-a44f-47d2-b477-954e2ccfde88/web/6aef3fbf-d489-47b4-a2ba-acf36bb3f045.jpg)
Age
24
Height
199
Weight
113
Tom Pearson
Northampton’s Tom Pearson started playing rugby aged six years old for his local rugby club, Bromyard RFC.A product of the Gloucester academy, Tom joined London Irish in 2021, where he made 39 appearances in two years. He earned a first call-up to train with the England senior squad in 2022 and was capped in 2023 by Steve Borthwick in the side’s Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture against Wales at Twickenham, just two months following his move to Northampton Saints in June that year. Pearson was recently named in Borthwick’s squad ahead of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2024.
England statistics
80
Mins played
80
Avg. Min. Per Game
0
Wins
0
Draws
1
Losses
Attack
Points
0
Tries
0
Try assists
0
Defenders Beaten
0
Carries
0
Metres carried
0
Avg. Meters Per Carry
0
Clean Breaks
0
Open Play
Passes
0
Offloads
0
Pass Success
0%
Defence
Tackles
0
Turnovers
0
Tackle Success
0%
- Career Path
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2018 Cardiff Met Uni
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2021 London Irish
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2023 England Northampton Saints
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2024 England A
![Alfie Barbeary](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Alfie
Barbeary
Bath Rugby
U20 Caps
3
Age
23
![Joshua Manz](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Joshua
Manz
Leicester Tigers
U20 Caps
3
Age
20
![Sam Simmonds](https://rfu.widen.net/content/67de6c2f-9732-47ea-b4c0-11c0a7d59c02/web/player-card-missing-player-image.png)
Sam
Simmonds
Exeter Chiefs
Caps
18
Age
29
![Billy Vunipola Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/5f2c61db-0709-44f0-b09d-9afd16186b89/web/e86d2aca-facd-4ae1-94dd-12d72a2c565b.png)
Billy
Vunipola
Saracens
Caps
75
Age
31
![Lewis Ludlam Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/b29d4632-dd9a-4ada-a084-b320fa5d7354/web/2b26d5d8-ff66-4366-b00d-35cb014c45c5.png)
Lewis
Ludlam
Northampton Saints
Caps
25
Age
28
![Jack Willis Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/a56cc50e-bb26-4637-9084-29bed864621f/web/f03174a7-10c5-4044-bed3-d025f948ee21.png)
Jack
Willis
Toulouse
Caps
14
Age
27
![Chandler Cunningham-South Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/19899477-cab9-43f5-925c-b8828ceb6036/web/6f4dc213-d40b-4212-b197-0c05d320f11e.png)
Chandler
Cunningham-South
Harlequins
Caps
7
Age
21
![Ben Curry Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/78228216-3b89-4b0d-842e-3fed37c94418/web/e8e7ddac-bf21-4a0c-be35-781702905b35.png)
Ben
Curry
Sale Sharks
Caps
5
Age
26
![Tom Curry Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/e3c1c760-54a1-4b00-bdc6-5c7aa25397cd/web/81d9e781-148d-42dd-a6e6-dbd539a701a6.png)
Tom
Curry
Sale Sharks
Caps
53
Age
26
![Alex Dombrandt Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/15e297d2-baaa-4692-8cdc-d2a0f9c706aa/web/b8718c50-e8ae-431d-bf0f-cc1e1fe6b8ed.png)
Alex
Dombrandt
Harlequins
Caps
17
Age
27
![Ben Earl Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/d81ff60b-5b64-4de0-8102-ae18a9040cb5/web/7383f3d5-c7a6-47c1-b398-d55bdb271523.png)
Ben
Earl
Saracens
Caps
33
Age
26
![Ethan Roots Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/1f421155-090c-4ea5-a6c7-7bf673f0d6c7/web/000c348d-c00f-4059-886a-524e304f2bf3.png)
Ethan
Roots
Exeter Chiefs
Caps
4
Age
27
![Sam Underhill Profile Photo](https://rfu.widen.net/content/7b4832b3-71b9-46a2-9d02-278f04281cfe/web/2eecac22-02a8-4f1c-b3b8-60a708300b62.png)
Sam
Underhill
Bath Rugby
Caps
38
Age
28
![Position guide](https://rfu.widen.net/content/eac840e9-6345-44c1-87d7-a2eeb6b36e94/web/Back%20Row.png)
What is a Back Row?
The back row consists of two flankers and the No 8. The blind-side flanker wears six and the open-side flanker seven, both specialising in big tackles and winning possession through turnovers. They are fearless, strong and fast to the breakdown. The No 8 secures the ball at the base of the scrum, is an attacking link between forwards and backs and a real force when defending.
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