- Toby Flood
Infobox Rugby biography
name = Toby Flood
birthname = Tobias Gerald Flood
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|8|8
cityofbirth =Frimley
countryofbirth =England
height = 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
weight = 14 st 7 lbs (92 Kg)
nickname = Floody
school = Chantry School
The King's School
university =Northumbria University
relatives =
ru_position = Fly-half / Centre
currentclub =Newcastle Falcons
ru_amateurclubs = [http://www.alnwickrugby.com Alnwick RFC] [http://www.morpethrfc.co.uk Morpeth RFC]
ru_amateuryears =
ru_clubyears = 2004 ‐ 2008
2008 –
| ru_proclubs =Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers
ru_clubcaps = 53
3
ru_clubpoints = (191)
(34)
ru_nationalyears = 2006 ‐
ru_nationalteam = England
ru_nationalcaps = 19
ru_nationalpoints = (42)
pcupdate =
repupdate =Tobias Gerald Flood (born
8 August 1985 , Frimley, Surrey) is an Englishrugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre forLeicester Tigers , having signed fromNewcastle Falcons , and England.Background
Toby comes from a thespian lineage. Both of his grandfathers were actors – Gerald Flood featured in the television drama series ‘The Ratcatchers’ and Albert Lieven appeared in the film ‘The Guns of Navarone’. His father, Tim, is the manager of Whitley Bay Playhouse.
Flood was raised in
Morpeth, Northumberland where he attended Chantry School. He also went to Kings School inTynemouth and has recently graduated fromNorthumbria University , after studying business management.Club career
A product of the Falcons academy, his third year at the university was completed on a part time basis due to his rugby commitments.
Jonny Wilkinson trained the Kings School first team while Toby was a student there. On the 3rd of May 2008 it was announced that Flood was set to leave Newcastle Falcons forLeicester Tigers . He was officially confirmed as a Leicester player on11 June 2008 . [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7447781.stm |title=Leicester sign flood from Falcons |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 June 2008]International career
In the autumn of 2006 he came on twice as a fly half replacement for England, his first cap coming in the defeat to Argentina. With Brian Ashton installed as the new England head coach Flood was selected in the Elite squad for England's
2007 Six Nations campaign. Flood came on as a replacement in the game against Scotland to win his fourth England cap as a replacement. He started his first game for England against France at Twickenham and went on to score a try, helping England to a 26-18 victory. His personal points tally in the match was 16 points. Flood also started in the defeat to Wales.Ashton included Flood in the Elite squad for
2007 Rugby World Cup campaign ofFrance . He came on as replacement in the quarter final against Australia, which England won 12-10.References
External links
* [http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=5089&includeref=dynamic Scrum.com player statistics]
* [http://www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk/198_1361.php Newcastle Falcons profile]
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