Career
His preferred position was Number 8. When he first moved from Ireland to England, Hayes played at Plymouth Albion but then transferred to Exeter Chiefs where he remained for the rest of his career. Hayes remained as captain the following season which was Exeter"s first in the English professional top flight.
Exeter Chiefs announced Tommy"s Retirement on 6 November 2013, citing a troublesome back injury as his reason for retiring.
He is the brother of record setting Irish Prop John Hayes.
