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”’Thomas William Freeman”’ (born 5 March 2001) is an English professional [[rugby union]] player who plays as a [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]] for [[Premiership Rugby]] club [[Northampton Saints]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Freeman |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/35530.html?source=opta |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>

”’Thomas William Freeman”’ (born 5 March 2001) is an English professional [[rugby union]] player who plays as a [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]] for [[ Rugby]] club [[Northampton Saints]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Freeman |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/35530.html?source=opta |publisher=ESPN |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>

== Club career ==

== Club career ==
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In April 2025, he scored a hat-trick in the [[European Rugby Champions Cup|Champions Cup]] Round of 16, winning man of the match in 46–24 victory over [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont Auvergne]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Northampton Saints Northampton Saints 46 24 ASM Clermont Auvergne |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/live/ce8mlz38yp2t |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref> He scored again in the following match, a 51–16 victory over [[Castres Olympique|Castres]] in the quarter finals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mann |first1=Mantej |title=Saints thrash Castres to set up Leinster rematch |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c2kvqzk7x3vo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref> He was rested for their following fixture against [[Newcastle Falcons]] before returning to the starting lineup to score another two tries, taking his personal tally to six tries in three games, during a 48–31 victory over [[Bristol Bears]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marvell |first1=Ben |title=Seven-try Saints dent Bristol hopes of home play-off |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/ceqrv22edlzo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> In May 2025, he scored a first-half hat-trick and won man of the match during 37–34 victory over [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]] in the Champions Cup semi finals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kitson |first1=Robert |title=Northampton stun Leinster with heroic victory to reach Champions Cup final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/03/leinster-northampton-european-rugby-champions-cup-semi-final-match-report |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref>

In April 2025, he scored a hat-trick in the [[European Rugby Champions Cup|Champions Cup]] Round of 16, winning man of the match in 46–24 victory over [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont Auvergne]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Northampton Saints Northampton Saints 46 24 ASM Clermont Auvergne |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/live/ce8mlz38yp2t |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref> He scored again in the following match, a 51–16 victory over [[Castres Olympique|Castres]] in the quarter finals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mann |first1=Mantej |title=Saints thrash Castres to set up Leinster rematch |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c2kvqzk7x3vo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref> He was rested for their following fixture against [[Newcastle Falcons]] before returning to the starting lineup to score another two tries, taking his personal tally to six tries in three games, during a 48–31 victory over [[Bristol Bears]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marvell |first1=Ben |title=Seven-try Saints dent Bristol hopes of home play-off |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/ceqrv22edlzo |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2025}}</ref> In May 2025, he scored a first-half hat-trick and won man of the match during 37–34 victory over [[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]] in the Champions Cup semi finals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kitson |first1=Robert |title=Northampton stun Leinster with heroic victory to reach Champions Cup final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/03/leinster-northampton-european-rugby-champions-cup-semi-final-match-report |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref>

In October 2025, he scored four tries in a 43–31 victory against [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Northampton Saints Northampton Saints 43 31 Saracens |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/match/EVP4892700 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=24 October 2025}}</ref>

== International career ==

== International career ==

Latest revision as of 20:59, 24 October 2025

English rugby union player

Rugby player

Tommy Freeman

Freeman in 2024
Full name Thomas William Freeman
Born (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 24)
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
School Culford School
Moulton College

Thomas William Freeman (born 5 March 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Prem Rugby club Northampton Saints and England.[1]

Freeman was released by the Leicester Tigers academy at the age of sixteen.[2] In 2018 he joined Northampton Saints and the following year made his club debut in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Sale Sharks.[3]

Freeman scored a try in the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup round of sixteen victory over Munster and also started in their semi-final elimination against Leinster.[4][5] At the end of that season he scored the opening try of the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final as Northampton defeated Bath to become League champions.[6]

In April 2025, he scored a hat-trick in the Champions Cup Round of 16, winning man of the match in 46–24 victory over Clermont Auvergne.[7] He scored again in the following match, a 51–16 victory over Castres in the quarter finals.[8] He was rested for their following fixture against Newcastle Falcons before returning to the starting lineup to score another two tries, taking his personal tally to six tries in three games, during a 48–31 victory over Bristol Bears.[9] In May 2025, he scored a first-half hat-trick and won man of the match during 37–34 victory over Leinster in the Champions Cup semi finals.[10]

In October 2025, he scored four tries in a 43–31 victory against Saracens.[11]

International career

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In October 2021, Freeman received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for the 2021 Autumn Internationals.[12] Freeman was also a member of their 2022 tour of Australia and on 9 July 2022 made his debut starting in the second test victory at Lang Park.[13] He retained his place for the last match of the tour as England defeated the Wallabies at Sydney Cricket Ground to win the series.[14]

Having not played for England since November 2022 against South Africa, a game where Freeman was substituted at half time, he returned to the squad for the 2024 Six Nations Championship after a call-up by coach Steve Borthwick.[15] He started in their opening round victory away to Italy and then scored his first try at international level in a loss to France during the last game of the tournament.[15][16]

In February 2025, he scored his second try in two games for the 2025 Six Nations during a 26–25 victory over France.[17] In the following fixture, he scored a try against Scotland during a 16–15 victory to help England to win the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2020. The try was controversially awarded by referee Pierre Brousset who believed he had seen a grounding of the ball. Despite the try standing, no camera angles appeared to confirm he had grounded the ball.[18] In March 2025, he scored a try against Wales during a 68–14 victory at the Millennium Stadium. This try meant he became the first English player in the history of the tournament to a score a try in each round of a Six Nations campaign.[19]

British & Irish Lions

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In May 2025, he was selected for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.[20]

International tries

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  1. ^ “Tommy Freeman”. ESPN. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ Schofield, Daniel (21 October 2021). “Meet Tommy Freeman, the Northampton back who bulked up to become an England bolter”. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ Vickers, Tom (17 March 2021). “Saints hand new deal to top prospect Tommy”. Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ Dore, Richard (7 April 2024). “Investec Champions Cup: Northampton 24-14 Munster – Four-try Saints reach quarters”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ Bradley, Jonathan (4 May 2024). “Leinster beat Saints to make Euro final with Lowe treble”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. ^ Hurcom, Sophie (8 June 2024). “Northampton hold off 14-man Bath in Premiership final”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ^ “Northampton Saints Northampton Saints 46 24 ASM Clermont Auvergne”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. ^ Mann, Mantej. “Saints thrash Castres to set up Leinster rematch”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ Marvell, Ben. “Seven-try Saints dent Bristol hopes of home play-off”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ^ Kitson, Robert. “Northampton stun Leinster with heroic victory to reach Champions Cup final”. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  11. ^ “Northampton Saints Northampton Saints 43 31 Saracens”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  12. ^ McLaughlin, Luke (18 October 2021). “Jones backs Farrell for England as Saracens trio and Ford sidelined”. The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ^ “Australia 17-25 England: Eddie Jones’ side win second Test to level series”. BBC Sport. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ^ Henson, Mike (16 July 2022). “Australia 17-21 England: Tourists seal series win over Australia”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  15. ^ a b Mann, Mantej (9 February 2024). “Six Nations 2024: England’s Tommy Freeman determined to grab his chance”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b Mann, Mantej (16 March 2024). “France 33-31 England: Thomas Ramos kicks late penalty as hosts finish second”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  17. ^ Kitson, Robert. “England stun France as dramatic late Daly try clinches Six Nations classic”. The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  18. ^ a b English, Tom. “‘Missed opportunities haunt Scotland on rough day’“. BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  19. ^ Calvert, Lee. “Wales v England: Six Nations 2025”. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  20. ^ Meagher, Gerard. “Lions squad 2025: electric Pollock forces way in but Owen Farrell not among initial picks”. The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  21. ^ Mann, Mantej (13 July 2024). “Barrett sparks fightback as All Blacks beat England”. BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

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