Jeremy Thomson
| Birth name | Jeremy Roy David Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maritzburg College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremy Roy David Thomson (born 24 June 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Thomson represented Natal at the Craven Week tournament for schoolboys and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1986. He made his provincial debut for Natal in 1989 and in 1992 he joined Transvaal. He returned to Natal and continued to play 152 matches for the union.[2] From 1998 to 2000, Thomson played for Saracens in London, England.[3]
At the end of the 1996 season, he toured with the Springboks to Argentina and Europe. Thomson did not play in any test matches but played in four tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.[4]
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 648
- List of South Africa national under-18 rugby union team players
References
[edit]- ^ "Jeremy Thomson". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 300. ISBN 0958423148.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Thomson the import with impact". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. p. 162. ISBN 0958423148.
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Golden Lions players
- Rugby union players from Pietermaritzburg
- Saracens F.C. players
- Sharks (Currie Cup) players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England
- Alumni of Maritzburg College