| Birth name | Thomas John Sercombe Clapp[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 November 1933 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Monmouth School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Articled clerk Fruit farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Clapp (25 October 1858 – 15 October 1933) was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport and Nantyglo RFC. He won 14 caps for Wales and captained the team on three occasions. Clapp was the first Newport player to captain Wales.