Bodene Thompson

Bodene Thompson
Personal information
Born (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988
Tauranga, New Zealand
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre, Lock

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–12 Gold Coast Titans 49 9 0 0 36
2013–14 Wests Tigers 36 7 0 0 28
2015–17 New Zealand Warriors 58 18 0 0 72
2018 Leigh Centurions 24 4 0 0 16
2018 Warrington Wolves 7 0 0 0 0
Total 174 38 0 0 152
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 New Zealand Māori 1 1 0 0 4
As of 14 October 2018
Source: [1][2][3]

Bodene Thompson (born 1 August 1988) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He previously played for the Leigh Centurions, Gold Coast Titans,[4] Wests Tigers and the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background

Thompson was born in Tauranga, New Zealand.[5] He is of Māori descent.

Playing career

A Tauranga City Sharks junior, Thompson played first grade alongside his stepdad when aged only 16.[6]

He then moved to Australia with his family and attended Keebra Park High. In 2008 he played for the Gold Coast Titans Toyota Cup side.[7]

Thompson made his NRL debut for the Gold Coast Titans in Round 9, 2009, making 3 appearances from the bench that year.

He made 17 appearances in 2010, including 2 semis, and signed a deal with the club that lasted until the end of the 2014 season.[8] Thompson played for the New Zealand Māori in 2010 against England.[9]

Thompson was released from the Titans in 2012 and signed a two-year deal with rival club Wests Tigers commencing in 2013.[10]

Having knocked back an offer to join the Tigers in 2007, Thompson had said, "I had the (Wests Tigers) offer there (in 2007) but I'm a family man and like to be around my family. We had only just moved over so I didn't want to shoot off somewhere else as soon as we got here."[11] Thompson felt compelled to change clubs as he was behind Greg Bird, Ashley Harrison, and Nate Myles for a spot in the back-row.[11]

Thompson played in 15 games for the Wests Tigers in 2013. He mostly played in the second-row, but finished the season in the centres.

On 1 November 2014, Thompson signed a 3-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2015.[12][13]

He was named in the New Zealand Māori squad for a match against the New Zealand Residents on 15 October 2016.[14]

Thompson playing for the Gold Coast Titans

Boxing

0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws[15]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 0–1Australia Paul Gallen UD 4 2015-11-03 New Zealand SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland City, Auckland Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑ Bodene Thompson rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Brisbane Broncos' pre-season training camp not for faint-hearted". The Courier-Mail. 29 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Bodene Thompson nzmrl.co.nz
  6. ↑ "Thompson recalls junior days with senior side". nrl.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Bodene adds bite goldcoast.com.au, 24 February 2009
  8. ↑ Gordon, Thompson in for long haul at Titans Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. rleague.com, 16 September 2010
  9. ↑ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  10. ↑ Wests Tigers sign Eddy Pettybourne and Bodene Thompson dailytelegraph.com, 24 May 2012
  11. 1 2 Travis Meyn (31 May 2012). "Bodene Thompson catches eye of the Tigers". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  12. ↑ http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/2014/11/01/vodafone_warriors_sign_thompson.html
  13. ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/warriors-sign-bodene-thompson-offload-bukuya-6120880
  14. ↑ "Auckland Rugby League - Auckland Rugby League".
  15. ↑ "Bodene Thompson – Boxer". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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