Full name | Greig Alexander Tonks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Nottingham High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Leicester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior career | |||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2008–2010 2010–2012 2012–2016 2016– |
Leicester Tigers Northampton Saints Edinburgh London Irish |
1 12 79 14 |
(0) (25) (103) (77) |
Correct as of 8 April 2017
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2008–2009 2013– 2013– |
England U20 Scotland A Scotland |
9 1 6 |
(0) (0) (0) |
Correct as of 21 March 2015
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Greig Tonks (born 20 May 1989) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for London Irish in the position of Fullback, Centre or Fly half.
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Tonks moved to England aged two. He was educated at Akeley Wood School and Nottingham High School. He played for Newark Rugby club in Nottinghamshire before being signed for Leicester Tigers and has spent long periods on loan at Nottingham Rugby.
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.
Tonks agreed a move to Edinburgh on 28 February 2012, and made his competitive debut against Munster in the opening game of the 2012–13 Pro12 season.
In March 2015, Tonks signed a new contract with Edinburgh, which would have seen him remain at BT Murrayfield until 2017. However, on 29 February 2016, it was announce that Tonks would leave Edinburgh and join London Irish with immediate effect.
Tonks is eligible to play for Scotland through his Ayrshire born mother. He made his début for Scotland A in a 13–9 victory against the Saxons on 1 February 2013 in Newcastle. The win was notable for being the A side's first ever recorded victory in England.