Tajiv Singh Masson (born 27 February 1985), known as Tosh Masson, is a

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player who played for Harlequins in

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, playing primarily as a

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. He is the only

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to have played professional rugby. His performances for Harlequins particularly impressed club coach Dean Richards in 2007. In 2010 he was nominated for British Asian Sports Personality of the year, and underwent ankle surgery even though he was out of contract in the summer. He was released by Harlequins and then completed a degree at Bath University. In 2014 Masson was signed by

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to play in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, Tosh 1985 births Living people Alumni of the University of Bath English rugby union players English people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent Harlequin F.C. players People educated at Whitgift School Rugby union players from London Rugby union centres