Waldrom

His fly-half, Toby Flood, was left to duck and dive against an expertly marshalled defence; the absence from the starting XV of the No8 Thomas Waldrom and the prop Martín Castrogiovanni proved a miscalculation.

Leinster 17-10 Leicester | Heineken Cup match report 2011

O'Brien, the Leinster flanker, is European player of the year, Waldrom is the English players' player and you wouldn't want to deny either of them their awards even if you didn't necessarily agree.

Saracens and Northampton at the core of Premiership team of the year | Shaun Edwards 2011

The Tigers No8 Thomas Waldrom will this week provide Twickenham with evidence that his 80-year-old grandmother, Margaret Stephens, was born in England, although he felt he had left it too late to feature in the World Cup.

Bath 6-37 Leicester | Premiership match report 2011

Three minutes earlier, his cut-out pass had given Thomas Waldrom the chance to put Tom Croft over in the corner.

Billy Twelvetrees revels in new role as Leicester hammer Leeds Ian Malin at Welford Road 2010

The Scarlets complained that Waldrom had gone off his feet but they had enjoyed the referee's latitude too.

Scarlets 20-32 Leicester | Heineken Cup match report 2011

First it was Sean O'Brien, closely followed by Thomas Waldrom.

Saracens and Northampton at the core of Premiership team of the year | Shaun Edwards 2011

To bolster the squad, I'd bring in these stand out premiership players: Brits to take care of Hartley's lineout wobbles, Evans & Mapusua to mentor Tuilagi and Waldrom and Newby to partner Moody in the back row.

Five questions for England ahead of the Six Nations | Paul Rees 2011

In the Leicester back row there is a formidable look to the combination of Tom Croft, Craig Newby and Thomas Waldrom, with a lot of New Zealand graft and forthrightness allied to the speed and leap of Croft.

Leicester's and Leinster's Heineken meeting is a delicious prospect | Eddie Butler 2011

A series of five scrums ended with Waldrom diving over for their second try and the game was as good as over.

Billy Twelvetrees revels in new role as Leicester hammer Leeds Ian Malin at Welford Road 2010

Waldrom, a Kiwi No 8 who views getting over the gain line as a personal crusade.

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