George Thomson (rugby union, died 2005) explained

GeorgeThomson
Birth Name:	George W. Thomson
Death Date:	2005
Ru Position:	Hooker
Amatyears1:	-
Amatteam1:	Watsonians
Module2:	Embed: yes Office: President of the Scottish Rugby Union Term Start: 1982 Term End: 1983 Order: 96th

George Thomson was a Scottish rugby union player. He was the 96th President of the Scottish Rugby Union.^{[1] [2]}

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Watsonians.^[3] He played sevens for Watsonians in the 1946 Jed-Forest Sevens.^[4]

He played for a Scottish Services XV in 1944.^[5]

Administrative career

Thomson became the 96th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. He served the standard one year from 1982 to 1983.^[6]

Military career

He was a sub-Lieutenant in the Second World War.^[7] He won a Distinguished Service Cross for his work on Arctic convoys.^[8]

Death

Thomson died in 2005.

Jim Telfer described Thomson as 'the father of (rugby union) coaching in Scotland'. He went to say:^[9]

We lost a great man when George died in 2005. It was his enthusiasm of developing a professional, cutting edge to rugby coaching that inspired me. Intriguingly he was fanatical about the development of the ruck as part of the Scottish armoury and, believe it or not, occasionally I had to dampen down his enthusiasm.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . . 9 April 2020 . 16 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf . dead .
2. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
3. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
4. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
5. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
6. Web site: Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 . . 9 April 2020 . 16 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf . dead .
7. News: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
8. Book: A Full Back Slower Than Your Average Prop. 9781788851824. Smith. Ian. 10 October 2019.
9. Book: Jim Telfer: Looking Back . . . For Once. 9781780577104. Ferguson. David. Telfer. Jim. 14 September 2012.