Alan Thompson (29 January 1922 – 28 November 2008) was an Australian rugby league player.[1]
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| Born | 29 January 1922 Herberton, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 2008 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop / Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league career
editBorn in Herberton in Far North Queensland, Thompson began his career with Brisbane club Southern Suburbs in 1945 and was initially a fullback, before developing into a prop/second-rower.[2]
Thompson performed well for Queensland during his first interstate series against New South Wales in 1949 and toured New Zealand that year with the national squad, but wasn't required for the Test matches. He played two home Tests against Great Britain in 1950 and the following year appeared against France at the Gabba.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Three Queenslanders Impress Pre-Test Trial". Brisbane Telegraph. 3 June 1950.
- ^ "Hustling Forward". Brisbane Telegraph. 5 October 1949. p. 29 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Bad sportsmanship" charge by both teams after Australian Test win". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 1951. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Alan Thompson at Rugby League Project