| Birth name | Thomas Michael de Glanville[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 December 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bath, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Beechen Cliff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Phil de Glanville (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Michael de Glanville[1] (born 10 December 1999) is an English professional rugby union player who plays at fly-half or fullback for Bath Rugby in the Gallagher Premiership.
De Glanville is the son of Yolanda and Phil de Glanville, a former rugby player and captain of the England national rugby union team.[3]
He was born in Bath,[4] attended school at Beechen Cliff School in Bath and joined Bath Rugby academy. After attaining 3 As at A-Level,[5] he then moved to the University of Leeds to study Biology and was loaned to National League 2 North side Otley R.U.F.C. on a dual-registration whilst studying there.[6][7] De Glanville then transferred to the University of Bath in order to keep training with Bath academy.[8]
In 2019, de Glanville captained Bath at the Premiership Sevens. Later in the year, he signed his first senior contract to play for the Bath Rugby senior team.[8] He made his Premiership Rugby debut against Exeter Chiefs in September 2019.[9]
In the summer of 2017 De Glanville was a member of the England under-18 team that toured South Africa and the following year he scored two tries against Wales under-18 at Sardis Road.[10][11] He scored a try for England under-20 against Scotland in the final round of the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[12] Later that year he was a member of the squad that finished fifth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored a try during the pool stage against Australia.[7][13]
In October 2020 he was called up to a senior England training squad by head coach Eddie Jones.[14]
De Glanville has played in several positions in the backs. The Bath coach Todd Blackadder once said that de Glanville would play well at fly-half. However de Glanville often plays as a centre, following in his father's footsteps and having played there through several England age groups. He has also played at full-back for Bath United in the Premiership "A" League,[15] and the Premiership.[16]
De Glanville has expressed hope that his relatively low body weight may increase somewhat with age.[17]
De Glanville was one of 13 players who breached COVID-19 virus safety protocols by leaving their hotel without permission before a Barbarians game in 2020.[17][18]