Shanklin - son of Jim.
TOM SHANKLIN
Born: 24.11.79
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 15st
Position: Centre
Club: Cardiff Blues
Caps: 15
Points: 15
Shanklin burst onto the international scene with a two-try debut against Japan in 2001 having shone at all levels for Wales from Under-19 upwards.
The son of Jim Shanklin, who won four caps for his country in the late 1960s, Tom has the sort of all-round game needed to be an international centre.
Strong in defence and always a threat in attack, Shanklin plies his trade with Cardiff Blues having spent time in England - the country of his birth - playing for London Welsh and Saracens.
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