Tom Bliss (born 12 March 1993) is a retired American professional rugby union player. Born in New York but raised in England having moved when aged 5 months, he played as a scrum half for the San Diego Breakers in PRO Rugby, Wasps in the English Premiership and the United States internationally. In 2017 Bliss retired from playing professional rugby due to the effects of repeated concussions.

Tom Bliss
Date of birth (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthNew York, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
SchoolEpsom College
UniversityLoughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half, centre
Youth career
- Cobham RFC
2013-14 London Irish Academy
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010-13 Loughborough Students ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Leicester Tigers (trial) 8 ()
2014-16 Wasps 5 (0)
2015 Ealing Trailfinders (loan) 7 ()
2016 San Diego Breakers (10)
2016-17 Richmond ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 USA U20
2016 United States 1 (0)

He is now a Personal Trainer trading as TOMBLISSFIT.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ [1] “Tom Bliss: ESPN Scrum”
  2. ^ [2] “Tom Bliss - USA Rugby”
  3. ^ [3] “Young Gun Tom Bliss”
  4. ^ [4] “Tom Bliss signs from Wasps”
  5. ^ [5] “Concussions force Tom Bliss to retire”
  6. ^ [6] “Tom Bliss Premiership stats”
  7. ^ [7] “Tom Bliss taking his shot”
  8. ^ [8]”Bliss signs with PRO Rugby”