Tom Guest

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Tom Guest

| image = Tom Guest.jpg

| birth_name = Thomas Guest

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|7|5}}

| birth_place = Taplow, Buckinghamshire

| height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|105|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://www.union.quins.co.uk/rugby/1stXV.php?player=9361&includeref=dynamic |title=Harlequins 1st XV |year=2011 |work=web page |publisher=Harlequins |accessdate=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165120/http://www.union.quins.co.uk/rugby/1stXV.php?player=9361&includeref=dynamic |archivedate=14 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}

| school = Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

| position = Number 8, Flanker

| ru_currentteam = London Irish

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Maidenhead RFC

| years1 = 2005–2014

| years2 = 2014–2016

| clubs1 = Harlequins

| clubs2 = London Irish

| apps1 = 171

| apps2 = 30

| points1 = 115

| points2 = 15

| repyears1 = 2008

| repteam1 = England Saxons

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| repsevensyears1 = 2007

| repsevensteam1 = England

| repsevenscomp1 = Dubai

| ru_clubupdate = 11 May 2016

| ru_ntupdate = 21 June 2009

}}

Tom Guest (born 5 July 1984 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England) is a former rugby union player, he played primarily as a Number 8. Guest could also operate as a Flanker.

A graduate of the Harlequins' Academy, he made his Quins debut in the friendly against the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} at the Twickenham Stoop on 10 February 2005 and he was also a regular in the team that competed in the Zurich A League over the 2004/05 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.union.quins.co.uk/rugby/1stXV.php?player=9361&includeref=dynamic|title=Tom Guest|publisher=Harlequins official site|date=2008-06-21|accessdate=2009-08-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165120/http://www.union.quins.co.uk/rugby/1stXV.php?player=9361&includeref=dynamic|archivedate=14 December 2008|df=dmy-all}} He played junior rugby at Maidenhead Rugby Football Club, and was part of the U17 National Cup winning Colts side.

Guest was named Guinness Premiership man of the match against Sale Sharks on 25 January 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.union.quins.co.uk/news/5746.php|title=Man of the Match, Mr Tom Guest|publisher=Harlequins official site|date=2008-01-28|accessdate=2008-07-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121223131430/http://www.union.quins.co.uk/news/5746.php|archivedate=23 December 2012|df=dmy-all}} He was a member of the England Sevens team at the 2007 Dubai Sevens.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7098473.stm|title=England ready for Sevens|publisher=BBC|date=2007-11-16|accessdate=2008-02-06}}

Guest was once tipped to be a future England number 8.

He has been called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/18872|title=England Saxons training squad for Italy A|publisher=RFU|date=2008-02-04|accessdate=2008-02-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408052603/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.England_Detail/StoryID/18872|archivedate=8 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.union.quins.co.uk/news/5766.php|title=Guest, Care and Jarvis join Skinner and Brown in England Saxons squad|publisher=Quins|date=2008-02-04|accessdate=2008-02-05}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Guest represented England Saxons at the 2008 Churchill Cup{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/7455091.stm|title=Ireland A 12–34 England Saxons|publisher=BBC|date=2008-06-14|accessdate=2009-08-18}} and 2009 Churchill Cup.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/8099893.stm|title=USA 17–56 England Saxons|publisher=BBC|date=2009-06-14|accessdate=2009-08-18}}

He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18154802|title=Harlequins 30-23 Leicester|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 May 2012 |accessdate=2 March 2016}}

On 13 February 2014, Guest left Harlequins to join London Irish on a two-year contract from the 2014-15 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/26171842|publisher=BBC Sport|title=London Irish sign Harlequins back-row forward Tom Guest|date=13 February 2014}}

Guest was considered one of the fastest forwards in the world of rugby.