George Thomson (rugby)
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| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | George Thomas Thomson | |||||
| Born | October–December 1856 Halifax, England |
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| Died | 31 October 1899 (aged 41–42) Sydney, Australia |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Forwards | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1878–≥85 | Halifax | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1878–85 | England | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Source: espnscrum.com | ||||||
George Thomas Thomson (birth registered October–December 1856[1] — 31 October 1899 (aged 41–42)) birth registered in Halifax, was a rugby union footballer of the 1870s and '80s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax,[2] as a Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row, he died in Sydney. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Halifax was a rugby union club.
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Playing career
International honours
George Thomson won caps for England while at Halifax in 1878 against Scotland, in 1882 against Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, in 1883 against Ireland, and Scotland, in 1884 against Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1885 against Ireland.[3]
In the early years of rugby football the goal was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to try at goal, and convert the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts. The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.
Change of Code
When Halifax converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code on Tuesday 27 August 1895, George Thomson would have been approximately 38. Consequently, he may have been both a rugby union and rugby league footballer for Halifax.
Honoured at Halifax RLFC
George Thomson is a Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
Note
ESPNscrum states George Thomson's birth year as 1857, whereas FreeBMD.com quotes it as being registered in October–December 1856.
