William Thomson (rugby Union)

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

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

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]

References

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

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[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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