Tom Varndell Bio

His next career move saw Varndell move in 2015 to Bristol Bears where he would remain as a player until 2018 and although he wasn’t playing as regularly, he still amassed nearly 200 points. From this point on Varndell moved between a number of clubs, having short spells in Wales, France, China and even a brief return to Leicester Tigers. In 2019 he signed a one-year deal with National League 1 side Yorkshire Carnegie playing one season, before taking up his current player-coaching role in 2020 at Bury St Edmunds.

Tom Varndell’s time on the international stage was never as fruitful as his club career, but he did represent England at several levels. He played four times for the senior national side between 2005 and 2008, scoring 15 points. However, he also played for England Saxons, the Sevens and won silver as part of the team representing England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Another claim to fame for Tom Varndell is that he was once allegedly timed at running 100m in his socks in an impressive 10.8 seconds. He also has a son called Taio.