Joining Saints’ Academy relatively late in his school life, Tommy Freeman signed on with the Senior Academy ahead of the 2019/20 season.
The versatile back would burst onto the senior stage with an impressive solo try in Saints’ pre-season friendly with Leinster that term before making his debut against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Rugby Cup just a week later.
Most comfortable at full-back, Freeman quickly hit his stride in Black, Green and Gold, making his Premiership debut aged just 19 against Bath Rugby in 2020.
Despite the turbulence of that covid-hit year, Freeman’s game had impressed enough to earn a call-up to the England Under-20 EPS squad for 2021 before earning the call to Eddie Jones’ senior England squad for the 2021 Autumn Internationals.
His reputation continued to grow in 2021/22, as Freeman scored 14 tries in just 18 appearances including a final-day hat-trick against Newcastle Falcons, before he earned his first two England caps during the Red Rose’s successful summer tour of Australia.
Freeman ended the 2022/23 season as Northampton Saints top try scorer, crossing the whitewash on 12 occasions.
