Tom Shanklin

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Tom Shanklin

Shanklin in November 2007
Birth name	Tomos George Llewellyn Shanklin[1]
Date of birth	(1979-11-24) 24 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Harrow, London
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
School	The Howard of Effingham School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2003 1998-1999 Saracens London Welsh 48 8 (95) (15) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2011 Cardiff Blues 114 (140) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2010 2005 Wales British & Irish Lions 70 0 (100) (0)

Tomos George Llewellyn Shanklin (born 24 November 1979 in Harrow, London) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played outside centre for Cardiff Blues and Wales. He played club rugby for London Welsh and then Saracens, before joining Cardiff Blues in 2003.

The son of Jim Shanklin, who won four caps for Wales, Tom played for Wales at under-19, under-21 and A-team levels and made his first international appearance for the senior side against Japan in Tokyo in 2001.