Eastmond had been compared to Australian international Scott Prince, because of his darting runs to the line and a good kicking game.

In 2008, he was given the number 24 jersey and made a spectacular early impression in the traditional Good Friday fixture with Wigan, scoring a late try and a goal.

He was then compared to Jason Robinson for his general attributes, and with his size finds it easy to duck under any oncoming opposition which helped him make 778m.

He may have played one less game than in 2008, but he scored 8 tries, 30 goals (18 more than the previous year), seven try assists, he gained 899m and made more clean breaks.

Eastmond capped off an impressive year in 2009 by scoring all of Saints' 10 points in the 2009 Super League Grand Final defeat by Leeds at Old Trafford.

[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] He was then selected for England in the 2009 Four Nations tournament and made his international début against Wales in a warm-up game.

[22] Commenting on the move, Bath Director of Rugby Sir Ian McGeechan said he envisions Eastmond playing at centre.

It was later confirmed by the club that he had made an inappropriate gesture to his home fans, and it was unlikely he would ever play in the ‘Red V’ again, especially after the emergence of scrum-half sensation Jonny Lomax, and stand-off Lee Gaskell.

On 3 March 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Leeds in the Super League,[23] however, on 17 May he announced his immediate retirement from rugby having played only two games for his new club.

During the 13/14 season, Eastmond formed a crucial partnership with George Ford, which led to Baths resurgence to the top of Aviva Premiership, he would then get selected for the main England side in the 2014 Autumn internationals but missed out on selection to England's World Cup squad to then Bath Club colleague Sam Burgess.

His period with Wasps was blighted by injury, and resultantly playing second-choice often from the bench to other more reliable players.