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.