Tom Dunn (rugby union)

Tom Ball Dunn
Birth name	Tom Dunn
Date of birth	12 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bath, Somerset, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
School	University of Bath
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Senior career
Years	Team
2012–	Bath
2012	→ London Scottish
	Correct as of 7 February 2015
International career
Years	Team
2020	England

Tom Ball Dunn (born 12 November 1995 in Bath, England) is an English professional rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for Bath.^[1]

In August 2017 Dunn was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones. In January 2018 he was named in England's squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship.^[2] He was called up again for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.^[3]

On 31 October 2020 he made his England debut from the bench in England's delayed final Six Nations match against Italy, to become the 2020 Six Nations champions.^[4]

In January 2023 Dunn was called into the England Six Nations' training squad as an injury replacement.

Club Career

Dunn initially played rugby at Chippenham RFC. He joined Bath Rugby’s senior setup in 2012, making his professional debut against Calvisano in the European Challenge Cup. Early in his professional career, he spent short loan spells with London Scottish and Rotherham Titans.

Dunn was Bath’s top try-scorer in the Premiership in the 2022–23 season, recording 12 tries, including a memorable hat-trick against Saracens in the final game of the season.^[5]

In 2023, Dunn celebrated a milestone by reaching 200 appearances for Bath Rugby, becoming one of 10 players to achieve the career landmark in the professional era, joining the likes of Nick Abendanon, Olly Barkley, David Flatman and Matt Banahan.^[6]

Dunn started in the 2023-24 Premiership Final against Northampton Saints, which Bath lost 25-21.[1]