Ross Thompson (rugby union)

Ross Thompson
Birth name Ross Thompson
Date of birth (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
School Stewart's Melville College
University Glasgow University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Youth Career
2011-17 Stewart's Melville College
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017- Glasgow Hawks 14 (21)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- Glasgow Warriors ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh U16
Edinburgh U18
Edinburgh U20		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)


2018		 Scotland U16
Scotland U18
Scotland U20

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Ross Thompson (born 10 April 1999 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who is a Stage 3 Scottish Rugby Academy player assigned to Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is at Fly-half.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Thompson started playing rugby union at age 4 for Stewart Melville Lions, joining Stewart's Melville College at S1.[2] Thompson played rugby union for the College at school level where he was Head Boy.[3] Captaining the side in the 2016-17 season, they won the Scottish Schools Under 18 cup beating Dollar Academy in a 36 - 32 thriller.[4]

He has represented Edinburgh District at Under 16, Under 18 and Under 20 levels.[5]

He moved to Glasgow where he enrolled at Glasgow University to study law in 2017 under a Sports Bursar.[6][2]

Since moving west, Thompson has been playing with Glasgow Hawks in the Scottish Premiership.[7] He has praised Hawks' Head Coach Finlay Gillies, and current Glasgow Warriors players Peter Horne and George Horne in accelerating his rugby development.[8]

He was included in the second intake of the 2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season as a Stage 2 supported player in the Glasgow academy.[9]

Professional career

Thompson graduated to be a Stage 3 player in the Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2018-19 season. Stage 3 players are given a professional contract by the Academy. He was placed in the Glasgow academy and assigned to Glasgow Warriors for the season.[10]

International career

Thompson came through the age grades at international level. He has played for Scotland U16 and Scotland U18.[3]

He played for Scotland U20 in the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and followed this up by representing the U20s at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in France in the summer.[3][11]

Sport runs in Thompson's family:- his uncle played rugby league for Scotland; and his grandfather played cricket for Scotland.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "FP Ross Thompson on Tonight's U20 Six Nations Match". 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_569550_en.pdf
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Scotland U20 (Ross Thompson) - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  4. ↑ https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/stewarts-melville/stewart-s-melville-36-32-dollar-lineen-stars-in-cup-classic-1-4311818
  5. ↑ "Ross Thompson".
  6. ↑ "Offside Line interviews Ross Thompson - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC". www.glasgowhawks.com.
  7. ↑ "Ross Thompson - HAWKS - Glasgow Hawks RFC". www.glasgowhawks.com.
  8. ↑ "Horne brothers help Ross get ready for biggest match of his career - SCRUM". scrummagazine.com.
  9. ↑ "Scottish Rugby roster of top young talent confirmed for 17/18 season - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  10. ↑ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org.
  11. ↑ "U20 6N preview: Ross Thompson on learning to swim in the deep end". 22 February 2018.
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