Ian_Thomson_(rugby_union)
Ian Thomson (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
Ian Thomson (13 April 1930 – 22 November 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a Full Back.[1]
| Birth name | Ian Hosie Munro Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
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