William Thomson (15 August 1880 – 25 August 1942) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Forward position.[1]
| Birth name | William Hunter Hope Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 August 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haslingden, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 August 1942 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editThomson played for West of Scotland.[2]
Provincial career
editHe was capped by Glasgow District in 1906.[3] He was later capped that same season by the Cities District side.[4]
International career
editThomson was capped by Scotland for just one match.[5] This was the touring match against South Africa at Hampden Park on 17 November 1906. Scotland won the match 6 - 0.[6]
References
edit- ^ "William Hunter Hope Thomson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Thomson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Scotland v South Africa". ESPN scrum.
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