Tom Horton joined Leicester Tigers on a short-term contract ahead of the 2022/23 season from Super Rugby side, NSW Waratahs.

Horton played his junior rugby in Mosman, on Sydney’s northern beaches, and was schooled at rugby nursery St Joseph’s College before joining Sydney University in 2016.

The front-rower enjoyed success in Colts rugby before making the step up to senior rugby in 2018, where he won back-to-back Shute Shield titles alongside now Tigers team-mates Guy Porter and Harry Potter.

Horton was selected to represent the NSW Country Eagles in Australia’s National Rugby Championship during the 2018 and 2019 campaigns.

In 2020, Horton made his Super Rugby debut for the Waratahs and was called into the Wallabies squad during the Rugby Championship later that season.