Lock Tom Lockett joined Northampton Saints’ Senior Academy ahead of the 2021/22 season.
A dominant, physical presence at 6’8” tall, Lockett was scouted from Colchester Royal Grammar School in 2019.
Originally in Colchester United’s football academy, Saints’ Academy coaches picked up the lock aged 16 and saw enough potential in the youngster to take Lockett on full-time after just 18 months.
Lockett initially earned international honours with Wales, playing for their Under-18 side, before featuring prominently for England Under-20s in the Six Nations and the Summer Series during 2021/22.
And the lock would make his first senior appearance for Saints that term, debuting off the bench against London Irish in the Premiership Rugby Cup before playing from the start for the first time against Newcastle Falcons in March 2022.
