Birth name | Matthew Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Royal Grammar School, Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Dave Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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