Matt Thompson (rugby union)

Matt Thompson

Born	Matthew Thompson (1982-12-12) 12 December 1982 (age 42) 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
Position(s) Hooker Current team Newcastle Falcons Youth career   Gosforth Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2014 2015–16 [2] Newcastle Falcons Ealing Trailfinders [3] 136 7 (55) (0)

Matt Thompson (born 12 December 1982 in Brighton, England) is a retired rugby union player who last played for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. Thompson plays as a Hooker.

Thompson was a replacement as Newcastle won the 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup final. ^[4] He retired in 2014. ^[5]

References

1. "Newcastle Falcons 1st XV Squad, Matt Thompson". Newcastle Falcons. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
2. "Matt THOMPSON – Player statistics – It's rugby".
3. "Matt THOMPSON – Player statistics – It's rugby".
4. "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
5. "Falcons bid a fond farewell to Matt Thompson". newcastlefalcons.co.uk. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

External links

• Newcastle profile
• England profile