Sam Thomson (rugby union)

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Sam Thomson
Birth nameSamuel Wallace Thomson
Date of birth (1994-01-23) 23 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
School Kelvinside Academy
University Worcester University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2014
2015
2016–2017		 Lydney RFC
Southbridge Rugby Club
Glasgow Hawks 		()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2016 Perpignan 23 (25)
2016–2017 Glasgow Warriors 1 (0)
2017–2019 Warringah 50 (5)
2017 Greater Sydney Rams 5 (0)
2018 NSW Country 3 (0)
2019-2020 Edinburgh 8 (0)
2020- Toshiba Brave Lupus 5 (0)
Correct as of 26 August 2019

Sam Thomson (born 23 January 1994) is a Scottish rugby union player. He currently plays in Japan for Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Top League competition. His usual position is at lock.

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Early life and career

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thomson was raised in Glasgow where he attended Kelvinside Academy. He represented Glasgow District at U15, U16 and U17 age grades. [1]

He moved south to England where he played with Lydney RFC and attended the University of Worcester. [2] He utilised the training link that the university had with Worcester Warriors, and also played for the Scottish Exiles U18s while based in England.

Thomson then moved to New Zealand for six months where he played for Southbridge Rugby Club, an amateur club in the Canterbury Rugby Football Union, famous for being Dan Carter's first club. [2]

Rugby career

France

In the 2015–16 season Thomson signed for Perpignan to play in their academy. He played in the Espoir competition for the French side but never played in the Pro D2. [3]

Scotland

Thomson enrolled in the BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy in 2016–17 as a Stage 3 player. [4] Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional club and Thomson has been assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the 2016–17 season. [5] When not on Warriors duty, he played for Glasgow Hawks. [6]

Thomson made his debut for the Warriors in the pre-season match against Canada 'A' on 30 August 2016. [7] He made his Pro12 debut for the Warriors against Ulster on 23 September 2016 when he replaced Tjiuee Uanivi. [8] After sustaining a shoulder injury in late 2016 that ended his season, he moved to Australia. [9]

Australia

Joining the Warringah Rats on Sydney's Northern Beaches, [9] Thomson played in the club's Shute Shield premiership-winning team of 2017. He played in the National Rugby Championship for the Greater Sydney Rams in 2017  [10] NSW Country in 2018, [11] and Sydney in 2019. [12]

Japan

On 14 September 2020, Thomson makes move to Japan with Toshiba Brave Lupus on the Top League competition ahead of the 2020–21 season. [13]

Life outside rugby

Thomson studied an outdoor leadership-based degree at Worcester University. [14] He is a qualified canoe/kayak instructor, has passed mountain leader training and is white water safety and rescue qualified. [15] After his rugby career finishes, Sam Thomson wants to join his father Bill Thomson—who played rugby for Scottish colleges [15] —into the events, hospitality and tourism industry. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Scotland U20 (Sam Thomson) - Scottish Rugby Union".
  2. 1 2 "Duncan Bell delighted as former Lydney youngster Sam Thomson signs for Perpignan". 21 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Young Gun: Sam Thomson – Glasgow lock - The Rugby Paper".
  4. ↑ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union".
  5. ↑ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy players announced - Glasgow Warriors".
  6. ↑ "Sam Thomson - 1st XV - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  7. ↑ "Warriors finish pre-season with convincing win over Canada 'A' - Glasgow Warriors".
  8. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors vs Ulster, Fri, 23/09/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors".
  9. 1 2 Geddes, Jon (5 May 2016). "Shute Shield: Flying Scotsman ready to take off with Warringah Rats". Manly Daily. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Introducing your 2017 Greater Sydney Rams squad". facebook.com/GreaterSydneyRams. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "National Rugby Championship 2018 squads, preview, draw, odds". Fox Sports. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Alt URL
  12. ↑ "Sydney and Country confirm NRC squads". NSW Waratahs. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "SAM THOMSON MOVES TO JAPAN". Glasgow Hawks. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. 1 2 "LinkedIn Profile".
  15. 1 2 "Sam Thomson".
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