Tom Pook

Tom Pook

Birth name	Thomas Richard Pook
Date of birth	1869
Place of birth	Plymouth, England
Date of death	21 February 1948 (aged 78–79)
Place of death	Newport, Wales
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) – Maindee FC () 1890-1896 Newport RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1895 Wales[1] 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1898- Holbeck

Tom Pook (1869 – 21 February 1948) was an English-born Wales international rugby forward who played rugby union for Newport and rugby league with Holbeck (in Holbeck, Leeds). Although short for a forward player at five foot six, Pook was described as possessing clever play and was good in the scrummage.^[2]