Toby Flood

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Toby Flood


birthname = Tobias Gerald Flood
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|8|8
cityofbirth = Frimley
countryofbirth = England
height = 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
weight = 14 st 7 lbs (92 Kg)
nickname = Floody
school = Chantry School
The King's School
university = Northumbria University
relatives =
ru_position = Fly-half / Centre
currentclub = Newcastle Falcons
ru_amateurclubs = [http://www.alnwickrugby.com Alnwick RFC] [http://www.morpethrfc.co.uk Morpeth RFC]
ru_amateuryears =
ru_clubyears = 2004 ‐ 2008
2008 –
| ru_proclubs = Newcastle Falcons
Leicester Tigers
ru_clubcaps = 53
3
ru_clubpoints = (191)
(34)
ru_nationalyears = 2006 ‐
ru_nationalteam = England
ru_nationalcaps = 19
ru_nationalpoints = (42)
pcupdate =
repupdate =

Tobias Gerald Flood (born 8 August 1985, Frimley, Surrey) is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Leicester Tigers, having signed from Newcastle Falcons, and England.

Background

Toby comes from a thespian lineage. Both of his grandfathers were actors – Gerald Flood featured in the television drama series ‘The Ratcatchers’ and Albert Lieven appeared in the film ‘The Guns of Navarone’. His father, Tim, is the manager of Whitley Bay Playhouse.

Flood was raised in Morpeth, Northumberland where he attended Chantry School. He also went to Kings School in Tynemouth and has recently graduated from Northumbria University, after studying business management.

Club career

A product of the Falcons academy, his third year at the university was completed on a part time basis due to his rugby commitments. Jonny Wilkinson trained the Kings School first team while Toby was a student there. On the 3rd of May 2008 it was announced that Flood was set to leave Newcastle Falcons for Leicester Tigers. He was officially confirmed as a Leicester player on 11 June 2008. [cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7447781.stm |title=Leicester sign flood from Falcons |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 June 2008]

International career

In the autumn of 2006 he came on twice as a fly half replacement for England, his first cap coming in the defeat to Argentina. With Brian Ashton installed as the new England head coach Flood was selected in the Elite squad for England's 2007 Six Nations campaign. Flood came on as a replacement in the game against Scotland to win his fourth England cap as a replacement. He started his first game for England against France at Twickenham and went on to score a try, helping England to a 26-18 victory. His personal points tally in the match was 16 points. Flood also started in the defeat to Wales.

Ashton included Flood in the Elite squad for 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign of France. He came on as replacement in the quarter final against Australia, which England won 12-10.

References

External links

* [http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=5089&includeref=dynamic Scrum.com player statistics]
* [http://www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk/198_1361.php Newcastle Falcons profile]