Siphosethu Tom (born 12 February 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . He can play as a wing or at centre. Personal life Tom was born in Port Elizabeth to Kwenzekile Eric Tom and Nomamerika Yvonne Tom. His mother is from Gugulethu, Cape Town while his father is from Fort Beaufort, where the family has settled. Both of Tom's parents work at Tower Rehabilitation Hospital in Fort Beaufort. Rugby career Tom began his rugby career at primary school level. He attended Fort Beaufort Primary School, and was selected to represent Eastern Province at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week tournament. He moved to Bloemfontein to continue his secondary education at Grey College, where he also continued to play rugby. He represented the Free State province at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments in both 2007 and 2008, and at South Africa's premier high school rugby union event, the Under-18 Craven Week, in both 2009 and 2010, scoring two tries in the unofficial final against Western Province in the latter. Tom played for the team in 2010 and 2011, and made his first class debut for a in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, starting their match against the in the opening of the season and scoring a late try to help his team to a 34–30 victory. After making a single appearance for in the 2013 Varsity Cup, Tom featured in a further five matches for the Free State XV in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring his second senior try in a 32–38 defeat to Argentine invitational side in Round Six of the competition. He also scored three tries in seven appearances for the team in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored two tries in seven appearances for UFS Shimlas in the 2014 Varsity Cup, and made one final appearance in a Free State XV shirt in their 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the . Tom returned to the province of his birth, the Eastern Cape, to join East London-based for their final three matches in the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. He made his Currie Cup debut in a 19–31 defeat to and scored his first try in that competition in a 30–32 defeat to the a week later. After a single appearance for the in the 2016 Varsity Shield, he made nine first class appearances for the Border Bulldogs in the 2016 Currie Cup