Greig Tonks
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Greig Tonks is an English rugby union
center/fullback who plays for Northampton Saints
– educated at Nottingham High School
. He formerly played for Leicester Tigers
, whom he joined aged 16. He took part in the England Under-18s tour of Australia.
Tonks has represented England at under-16 and under-18 level, and was selected for the England Under-20s squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship
. In May 2010 it was announced that Tonks had signed for the Northampton Saints
. Tonks made his debut for Northampton Saints
starting their heineken cup match against edinburgh at fullback.
He played for Newark Rugby club in Nottinghamshire before being signed for Leicester and has spent long periods on loan at Nottingham Rugby.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
center/fullback who plays for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
– educated at Nottingham High School
Nottingham High School
Nottingham High School is a British boys' independent school situated about a mile north of Nottingham city centre. It has around 900 pupils from ages 11 to 18 and there is the adjoining Nottingham High Junior School catering for younger boys and, from September 2008, the Lovell House...
. He formerly played for Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
, whom he joined aged 16. He took part in the England Under-18s tour of Australia.
Tonks has represented England at under-16 and under-18 level, and was selected for the England Under-20s squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship
2008 Six Nations Championship
The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 114th...
. In May 2010 it was announced that Tonks had signed for the Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
. Tonks made his debut for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
starting their heineken cup match against edinburgh at fullback.
He played for Newark Rugby club in Nottinghamshire before being signed for Leicester and has spent long periods on loan at Nottingham Rugby.