Andrew Thompson (rugby union)

Andrew Thompson (born 9 March 1974) is an Irish former rugby union player.

Andrew Thompson

Date of birth	(1974-03-09) 9 March 1974
Place of birth	Borris-in-Ossory, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	89 kg (14.0 st; 196 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre, Fly-half, Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Shannon () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1999 Munster Stade Montchaninois Bedford 8 (12)

Career

Born in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Thompson attended Wilson's Hospital School and caught the attention of Limerick club Shannon, who invited him to join their under-18s on a tour of Wales in 1991. Promotion to Shannon's senior team quickly followed, and he was one of only three players who played in all 48 games of Shannon's famous four-in-a-row of All-Ireland League titles between 1994 and 1998.

He featured for Munster during the early years of professionalism, at a time when Irish rugby was slow on the uptake, and Thompson joined French club Stade Montchaninois and English club Bedford briefly after leaving Munster in 1999, before returning to Shannon and being appointed captain ahead of the 2000–01 season. Four more All-Ireland League titles followed for Thompson and Shannon, before he finally retired from rugby in 2011. Since 1998, Thompson has also been a director at engineering firm AECOM.

Honours

Shannon

• All-Ireland League Division 1A:
  • Winner (9): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
• Munster Senior League:
  • Winner (3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
• Munster Senior Cup:
  • Winner (12): 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008

External links

• Munster Profile
• Andrew Thompson at European Professional Club Rugby
• Andrew Thompson at LinkedIn