Matt Thompson (rugby union)

Matt Thompson
Birth name Matthew Thompson
Date of birth (1982-12-12) 12 December 1982
Place of birth 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 rugby union player 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. ↑ http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_913.html
  3. ↑ http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_913.html
  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.
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