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Tom Johnson (born 16 July 1982) is a professional rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. Tom was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham. His position of choice is Flanker or Number eight. Johnson's father was an officer in the Royal Air Force and was stationed at RAF Rheindahlen just outside Düsseldorf in Germany. Before joining Coventry Johnson considered following his father's career in the armed forces by the joining the Parachute Regiment, But instead choose to become a professional rugby player ==Club career== Johnson started playing rugby with the Oxfordshire based amateur club Chinnor RFC. In 2004 Johnson joined Reading RFC, At Reading Johnson played in all 28 of their National Three South and Cup matches, mostly at Number 8, and plundered 18 tries. He bagged four in a game twice, against Dings Crusaders and Lydney. Johnson switched to Coventry the following season and along the way to becoming the first Reading player to excel on the professional stage since Ayoola Erinle, then a future England centre. During his Coventry days he scored an 80-metre try against Otley, this was an early indication of his nimble footwork for a big man and ability to finish moves from long range.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rfu.com/squadsandplayers/englandelite/tomjohnson )〕 Johnson joined Exeter Chiefs in 2007 and since then has been a regular on the Exeter teamsheet, He made his Exeter debut on 1 September 2007 against Sedgley Park.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/players-staff/players/tom-johnson/ )〕 Johnson was a part of the Exeter team that gained promotion from the RFU Championship to the Aviva Premiership. Johnson became a key component in Exeter's success and in 2011 was rewarded with an international callup. On 2 January 2014, Johnson signed a three-year contract extension to stay with Exeter Chiefs until 2016/17 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tom Johnson (rugby union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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