Thomas Samuel Fenwick Seymour (born 1 July 1988) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player. He made 55 international appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team 2013–2019, scoring 20 tries which placed him fourth-top try scorer for the country. He played in two world cups and the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. His regular playing position was wing.
Early life Seymour was born in Nashville to a Scottish mother and English father. He spent his first nine years in the United States before his father's job took the family overseas, first to Dubai for eighteen months and later to Tyrella, Northern Ireland. He attended Down High School. Tyrella remains home to Seymour's parents.
Club career
Seymour was drafted to Marr RFC in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. He was drafted to Currie in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.
Seymour played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14, having previously represented Ulster. He was named in the Pro12 Dream Teams at the end of the 2014/15 and 2016/17 seasons. In April 2021, he announced his retirement from all professional rugby.
International career
Qualifying to play internationally for Scotland through his Glasgow-born mother, on 24 October 2012 he was named in the full Scottish national team for the 2012 end-of-year rugby union tests. In November 2014 he scored two tries from interceptions against Argentina and New Zealand and followed it up with a try against Tonga.
In April 2017 Seymour was named as one of two Scottish players selected for the initial British & Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand in June and July. While not featuring in any of the test matches, he appeared in four games on tour, scoring one try against the Highlanders and two tries against the Hurricanes. His three tries meant he was the leading try scorer on tour.
In December 2019 Seymour announced his retirement from playing international rugby.
International tries
Try Opposing Team Venue Competition Date Result Score 1Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh2013 Autumn InternationalsWin42-17 2 3 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2014 Six Nations Loss 17-19 4 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh2014 Autumn Internationals Win 41-31 5 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Loss16-24 6 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Win37-12 7 Stade de France, Paris 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-ups Loss 19-16 8 Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester2015 Rugby World Cup Win 10-45 9 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Loss 16-34 10 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Win 33-36 11 Twickenham Stadium, London Loss 35-34 12 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff2016 Six Nations Loss 27-23 13 Stadio Olimpico, Rome Win 20-36 14 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 2016 Autumn Internationals Win 43-16 15 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh2017 Six Nations Win 29-13 16 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Win 29-0 17Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh2018 Autumn InternationalsWin54-17 18 19 20 Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka 2019 Rugby World Cup Win 0-61
References
http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/glasgow-warriors/player/tommy-seymour
External links profile at Scottish Rugby