Tom Arscott

Tom Arscott (born 25 August 1987) is a rugby union player.

Tom Arscott

Birth name	Thomas Arscott
Date of birth	(1987-08-25) 25 August 1987
Place of birth	Plymouth, England
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Luke Arscott
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2007 Plymouth Albion 25 (45) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2017 2017 2017–2018 2018– Bristol Rugby Worcester Warriors London Welsh Sale Sharks Yorkshire Carnegie Rouen Newcastle Falcons 37 33 24 72 6 15 19 (34) (70) (25) (114) (0) (20) (12) Correct as of 6 September 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) England U19

Arscott joined Bristol from Plymouth Albion before the start of the 2007–08 Guinness Premiership season, joining his brother Luke who had joined from the same team the season before.

He made an immediate impact, performing well in the pre-season friendlies impressing and then making his first competitive start in the Guinness Premiership at Sale before scoring in front of the home crowd the week after.

He joined Worcester Warriors in June 2010 but left in July 2012.[1]

On 13 July 2012, Arscott joined newly promoted club London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership.[2]

On 21 March 2013, Tom Arscott joined Sale Sharks from London Welsh to stay in the Aviva Premiership.[3]

On 19 January 2017, Arscott had his contract terminated by Sale Sharks after an internal investigation found that he leaked confidential team information to Bristol before their Premiership game on 1 January.[4] After been sacked from Sale, Arscott signed for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship for the remainder of the 2016-17 season.[5]

He then signed for third division club in France named Rouen who compete in Federale 1 for the 2017-18 season. On 18 April 2018, Arscott returned to England to sign for Newcastle Falcons from the 2018-19 season.[6]

The 2018-19 season saw Arscott featuring at wing and full-back. A notable achievement playing a prominent part in Newcastle Falcon's reserves, reaching the A-League final in 2019.[7]