Alex Thomson (rugby union)

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Alex Thomson
Birth nameAlexander McNiven Thomson
Date of birth(1921-02-20)20 February 1921
Place of birth Kettins, Angus, Scotland
Date of death2010 (aged 89) [1]
Place of death Dumfries, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
University of St. Andrews ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
North of Scotland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1949 Scotland 1 (0)

Alexander McNiven Thomson (20 February 1921 – 2010) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Thomson played as a Lock. [2]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Thomson played for University of St. Andrews. [3]

Provincial career

Thomson was selected for the combined North of Scotland team to play the South on 12 November 1949. [4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland just once. He played in the Scotland v Ireland match at Murrayfield Stadium on 26 February 1949 in the Five Nations tournament. [5]

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References

  1. Scotland's People: 834/484 Thomson, Alexander McNiven
  2. "Alexander McNiven Thomson". ESPN scrum.
  3. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  4. The Glasgow Herald, November 14, 1949, pg. 2
  5. "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.