John Thompson (rugby union, born 1898)
| Full name | John Knox Stafford Thompson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 July 1898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 July 1951 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Canterbury, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal School Dungannon | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical practitioner | ||||||||||||||||
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John Knox Stafford Thompson (15 July 1898 — 13 July 1951) was an Irish rugby union international.
Thompson was born in the United States, where his father was an ordained minister, but grew up in Ireland and attended Royal School Dungannon. He served with the Royal Irish Rifles in World War I.[1] A Dublin University captain, Thompson gained eight caps as a flanker for Ireland from 1921 to 1923, which included a stint leading the team.[2] He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1932 and went on to practice medicine in Shropshire.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Rugby star dead". Northern Whig. 17 July 1951.
- ^ "Trinity Captain In Hospital". News Letter. 12 January 1924.
- ^ "Success of the Son of a Manse". Witness (Belfast). 22 January 1932.
External links
[edit]- John Thompson at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1951 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Ireland national rugby union team captains
- Rugby union flankers
- Dublin University Football Club players
- People educated at the Royal School Dungannon
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Royal Ulster Rifles soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 20th-century American military personnel