William Thomson (rugby union)

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William Thomson
Birth nameWilliam Hunter Hope Thomson
Date of birth(1880-08-15)15 August 1880
Place of birth Haslingden, England
Date of death25 August 1942(1942-08-25) (aged 62)
Place of death Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow District ()
- Cities District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1906 Scotland 1 (0)

William Thomson (15 August 1880 – 25 August 1942) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at the Forward position. [1]

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Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Thomson played for West of Scotland. [2]

Provincial career

He was capped by Glasgow District in 1906. [3] He was later capped that same season by the Cities District side. [4]

International career

Thomson was capped by Scotland for just one match. [5] This was the touring match against South Africa at Hampden Park on 17 November 1906. Scotland won the match 6 - 0. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "William Hunter Hope Thomson". ESPN scrum.
  2. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Thomson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  6. ↑ "Scotland v South Africa". ESPN scrum.


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