Wayne Thompson (born 11 September 1969) is an English rugby union player who played as a prop for Bristol and is a product of Bristol's Academy.

Thompson was a Captain of Marlwood School in South Gloucestershire and later attended Bristol University and then Oxford University, gaining a rugby blue in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Bristol^[1] before extending this in January 2010. The club did not reveal the length of the contract extension.^[2] Wayne spent most of his Bristol career falling over football nets and arranging the annual secret Santa events.^{[citation needed]}