Alex Thomson (rugby union)
| Birth name | Alexander McNiven Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kettins, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2010 (aged 89)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander McNiven Thomson (20 February 1921 – 2010) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Thomson played as a Lock.[2]
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
Thomson played for University of St. Andrews.[3]
Provincial career[edit]
Thomson was selected for the combined North of Scotland team to play the South on 12 November 1949.[4]
International career[edit]
He was capped for Scotland just once. He played in the Scotland v Ireland match at Murrayfield Stadium on 26 February 1949 in the Five Nations tournament.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Scotland's People: 834/484 Thomson, Alexander McNiven
- ^ "Alexander McNiven Thomson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald, November 14, 1949, pg. 2
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.