Matt Thompson (rugby union)

Matt Thompson
BornMatthew Thompson
(1982-12-12) 12 December 1982
Brighton, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)[1]
SchoolRoyal Grammar School, Newcastle
UniversityNorthumbria University
Notable relativeDave Thompson
Rugby union career
Position Hooker
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Youth career
Gosforth
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2014 Newcastle Falcons 136 (55)
2015–16[3] Ealing Trailfinders[2] 7 (0)

Matt Thompson (born 12 December 1982 in Brighton, England) is a retired rugby union player who last played for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. Thompson plays as a Hooker.

Thompson was a replacement as Newcastle won the 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup final.[4] He retired in 2014.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Newcastle Falcons 1st XV Squad, Matt Thompson". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 24 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Matt THOMPSON – Player statistics – It's rugby".
  3. ^ "Matt THOMPSON – Player statistics – It's rugby".
  4. ^ "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Falcons bid a fond farewell to Matt Thompson". newcastlefalcons.co.uk. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.