Tom Shanklin

Tomos George Llewellyn Shanklin (born 24 November 1979 in Harrow, London) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played outside centre for Cardiff Blues and Wales.

[1] Shanklin made his debut in the Six Nations Championship against France in 2001; 32 years previously his father, Jim, had won his first international cap against the same opponents.

[citation needed] On 21 April 2009, Shanklin was named as a member of the British & Irish Lions for the 2009 tour to South Africa.

He scored 20 tries, placing him 5th-equal (with Gerald Davies and Gareth Edwards) on the list of record try-scorers for Wales.

[citation needed] Following a fourth knee operation in February 2011, on 21 April Shanklin announced his immediate retirement from all forms of the game.