THE FORMER LEEDS, NEWCASTLE, BATH, WORCESTER AND ENGLAND SAXONS & SEVENS WINGER

TOM BIGGS

From pea factory worker and cinema usher to professional rugby player, it has been quite a ride.
I never thought about rugby as a career and was studying in Leeds when the chance came. I’d played a few A team games for the Tykes and was all set for a loan spell at Harrogate when I got called back due to injuries to the likes of Iain Balshaw and Diego Albanese.
Training with the lads during the day and then serving them ice cream and popcorn at night was a bit embarrassing to say the least. ...