# Tommy Seymour

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 and 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 Belfast. He attended Down High School.

## 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

    As of 21 November 2021.
| Try | Opposing Team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
| 1 | Japan | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2013 Autumn Internationals | 9 November 2013 | Win | 42-17 |
| 2 | Japan | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2013 Autumn Internationals | 9 November 2013 | Win | 42-17 |
| 3 | France | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2014 Six Nations | 8 March 2014 | Loss | 17-19 |
| 4 | Argentina | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2014 Autumn Internationals | 8 November 2014 | Win | 41-31 |
| 5 | New Zealand | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2014 Autumn Internationals | 15 November 2014 | Loss | 16-24 |
| 6 | Tonga | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 2014 Autumn Internationals | 22 November 2014 | Win | 37-12 |
| 7 | France | Stade de France, Paris | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-ups | 5 September 2015 | Loss | 19-16 |
| 8 | Japan | Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 23 September 2015 | Win | 10-45 |
| 9 | South Africa | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 3 October 2015 | Loss | 16-34 |
| 10 | Samoa | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 10 October 2015 | Win | 33-36 |
| 11 | Australia | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 18 October 2015 | Loss | 35-34 |
| 12 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2016 Six Nations | 13 February 2016 | Loss | 27-23 |
| 13 | Italy | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 2016 Six Nations | 27 February 2016 | Win | 20-36 |
| 14 | Georgia | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 2016 Autumn Internationals | 26 November 2016 | Win | 43-16 |
| 15 | Wales | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2017 Six Nations | 25 February 2017 | Win | 29-13 |
| 16 | Italy | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2017 Six Nations | 18 March 2017 | Win | 29-0 |
| 17 | Fiji | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2018 Autumn Internationals | 10 November 2018 | Win | 54-17 |
| 18 | Fiji | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2018 Autumn Internationals | 10 November 2018 | Win | 54-17 |
| 19 | Fiji | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2018 Autumn Internationals | 10 November 2018 | Win | 54-17 |
| 20 | Russia | Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka | 2019 Rugby World Cup | 9 October 2019 | Win | 0-61 |