Coventry-born Tom Wood has already written himself into Northampton Saints folklore in a ten-year career so far at Franklin’s Gardens, but ask the man himself and he insists there’s plenty of life in the old dog yet.
Wood joined Saints’ revered ‘200 club’ during the 2019/20 season in the Heineken Champions Cup clash with Leinster, leading the side out in Dublin.
He has done almost everything possible in both club and international rugby during his time in Northampton. He is a Premiership champion (2014), European Challenge Cup champion (2014), Heineken Cup finalist (2011), Premiership Rugby Cup champion (2019), Premiership Player of the Season (2011), Saints club captain (2016), a 50-time England international, and a two-time Six Nations champion (2011 and 2017) – quite the resume!
Wood’s finest moment in Black, Green and Gold came in Saints’ double-winning 2014 season, as he scored the last-gasp decisive try in the Premiership semi-final against Leicester Tigers – putting Northampton one step closer to the Club’s first-ever domestic title.
In the final, Wood captained the side and lifted the trophy with a 24-20 victory over Saracens as Saints secured a Cup double having already won the Challenge Cup.
