Ian Thomson (rugby union)

Ian Thomson
Birth name Ian Hosie Munro Thomson
Date of birth (1930-04-13)13 April 1930
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death 22 November 2014(2014-11-22) (aged 84)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
School George Heriot's School
University Edinburgh University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951-53
7 (27)

Ian Thomson (13 April 1930 – 22 November 2014) was a former Scotland international rugby union player. Thomson played as a Full Back.[1]

Rugby career

Amateur career

Thomson played for Heriot's.[2] He also played rugby for the Army.[3]

Provincial career

Thomson played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1950-51 season's Inter-City match[4] and the 1951-52 season's Inter-City match.[5] Edinburgh District lost both matches.

International career

He was capped for Scotland 7 times between 1951 and 1953, all 7 caps in Five Nations matches.[6] He made his international debut against Wales playing in front of a then record crowd of 80 000 at Murrayfield Stadium.[3]

He battled for the Scotland fullback shirt with Glasgow University's Neil Cameron.[7]

Outside of rugby

Thomson worked in Insurance and worked for Standard Life. He retired in 1990.[3]

Cricket

Thomson was a very good cricketeer. On occasion, he was the twelfth man for Scotland, but he never played for the national side.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ian Hosie Munro Thomson".
  2. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ian Thomson - Scottish Rugby Union".
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian Thomson - Test matches".
  7. ↑ "Obituary: Ian Hosie Munro Thomson, rugby player".
  8. ↑ "Obituary: Ian Hosie Munro Thomson, rugby player".
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