Tom Stewart (rugby union)
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| Born | 11 January 2001 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Belfast Royal Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Stewart (born 11 January 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Ulster and for the Ireland national rugby union team.[1]
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Stewart attended Belfast Royal Academy and was named Ulster Schools Player of the Year in 2019,[2] and captained Ulster at under 18 level.[3] He joined the Ulster Rugby academy in June 2019.[3] He was named in the Ireland squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, starting in the wins against Scotland[4] and Wales[5] before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In January 2021 he signed a one-year development contract with Ulster, intended to be upgraded to a senior professional contract for the 2022–23 season.[7]
