Ronald Hew Thomson (born 12 October 1936) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Ronald Hew Thomson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 October 1936 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Finchley, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | University College School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Raised in London, Thomson was born in Finchley and attended University College School. He studied at the University of Cambridge, choosing athletics rather than rugby as his varsity sport. In 1958, Thomson was the inter-varsity 440-yards champion and represented Scotland at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.[1]
Thomson played rugby as a wing three-quarter and after a stint with UCS Old Boys joined London Scottish, from where he gained his Scotland call up in 1960. His try on debut helped Scotland defeat Ireland at Lansdowne Road for the first time in 27 years and he finished with 15 caps for the country.[2] He scored the last minute try which won Scotland a 1963 Five Nations match in Paris, where he was based for the latter part of his international career.[3] Although working in Geneva, Thomson would travel to Paris and play for Paris Université Club on weekends.[1]
An entrepreneur, Thomson is a former Philip Morris International executive.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ronnie will still travel to play for Scotland". Sunday Express. 20 January 1963.
- ^ "Scotland Breaks A Long, Lean Spell In Dublin". The Guardian. 29 February 1960.
- ^ "Scotland Supreme". Sunday Mirror. 13 January 1963.
- ^ "Former Rugby Star's Post". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 21 September 1967.
External links
edit- Ronnie Thomson at ESPNscrum