Ian Thomson (rugby union)

Ian Thomson

Birth name	Ian Hosie Munro Thomson
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Heriot's () – Army () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Edinburgh District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1951-53 Scotland 7 (27)

Ian Thomson (13 April 1930 – 22 November 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a Full Back.[1]

Rugby career

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]

Outside of rugby

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.[7]

References

1. "Ian Hosie Munro Thomson".
2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
3. "Ian Thomson - Scottish Rugby Union".
4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
6. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Ian Thomson - Test matches".
7. "Obituary: Ian Hosie Munro Thomson, rugby player".