.jpg) Tonks in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Greig Alexander Tonks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1989-05-20)20 May 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nottingham High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Leicester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greig Tonks (born 20 May 1989) is a Scottish formerrugby union player who played forLondon Irish in the position ofFullback,Centre orFly-half. He is currently a coach atRams.
Born in Pretoria, South Africa, Tonks moved to England aged two.[2] He was educated atAkeley Wood School andNottingham High School. He played for Newark Rugby club in Nottinghamshire before being signed forLeicester Tigers and has spent long periods on loan atNottingham Rugby.
In May 2010 it was announced that Tonks had signed for theNorthampton Saints.[3] Tonks made his debut for Northampton Saints starting theirHeineken cup match against Edinburgh at fullback.
Tonks agreed a move toEdinburgh on 28 February 2012,[2] and made his competitive debut againstMunster in the opening game of the2012–13 Pro12 season.
In March 2015, Tonks signed a new contract withEdinburgh, which would have seen him remain atMurrayfield until 2017.[4] However, on 29 February 2016, it was announce that Tonks would leave Edinburgh and joinLondon Irish with immediate effect.[5]
In April 2017,London Irish were crowned Champions of theRFU Championship, with Tonks playing a large role in their title-winning campaign. Tonks signed a new two-year contract with the Exiles as they won promotion back to theAviva Premiership. He retired at the end of the 2018–19 season in order to pursue a coaching role withNational League 1 sideRams.[6]
Tonks is eligible to play forScotland through hisAyrshire born mother.[2] He made his début for Scotland A in a 13–9 victory against theSaxons on 1 February 2013 in Newcastle.[7] The win was notable for being the A side's first ever recorded victory in England.
He made his full international debut forScotland against Samoa in 2013, starting in the full-back position. He added to his cap collection with three appearances from the replacements' bench during the2015 Six Nations Championship.[8]
Tonks represented England at under-16 level and took part in the England under-18's tour of Australia.[9] Tonks was a member of theEngland under-20 squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship.[10] Tonks also represented England at the2009 IRB Junior World Championship.