Josh Thompson (rugby union)

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Josh Thompson
Date of birth (2000-12-08) 8 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Suva, Fiji
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Notable relative(s) Jarryd Hayne (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Force
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2025– Force 1 (0)
Correct as of 8 March 2025

Josh Thompson (born 8 December 2000) is an Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Force. His preferred position is lock or flanker. [1]

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Early career

Thompson is from Suva and originally moved to Australia to play rugby league, originally for the Newcastle Knights academy. [2] before joining the Canberra Raiders. [3] He converted to rugby union in 2022 and played club rugby for both Western Sydney Two Blues and West Harbour RFC. [4] He is the cousin of Jarryd Hayne.

Professional career

Thompson signed for the Western Force in August 2024, [5] before in November 2024 being named in the squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. [6] He made his debut for the Force in Round 4 of the season, coming on as a replacement against the Waratahs. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Thompson". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fijian Wonder Boy Joins Knights". Fiji Sun. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Raiders sign Hayne's first cousin 18yr-old Josh Thompson". Fiji Village. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Super Rugby Pacific: Western Force sign former Melbourne Rebel Vaiolini Ekuasi and young gun Josh Thompson". The West. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Force continue signings with addition of emerging forward Thompson". Western Force. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Four more round out 2025 Western Force Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Western Force. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "NSW Waratahs produce convincing victory over Western Force". Rugby.com.au. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.


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