Tommy Thompson (rugby union)

Tommy Thompson
Full name Gerald W. Thompson
Date of birth (1886-10-04)4 October 1886
Date of death 20 June 1916(1916-06-20) (aged 29)
Place of death Katanga, German East Africa
School Rondebosch Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Western Province
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1912 South Africa South Africa 3

Military career

Buried at Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania
Allegiance Union of South Africa South Africa
Service/branch South African Infantry
Battles/wars East African Campaign (World War I)

Gerald "Tommy" W. Thompson (4 October 1886 – 20 June 1916) was a South African rugby union player from Carnarvon in South Africa, where he attended Rondebosch Boys' High School. He was killed in German East Africa in World War I, while serving in the South African Infantry.[1] He died in action at Katanga, East Africa, and is buried in Dar es Salaam in modern day Tanzania, near Jacky Morkel.

Thompson took part in the 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour as an outside centre, and was capped in three tests, against Scotland, Ireland and Wales all in 1912. He played for Western Province.

Rugby career

International appearances

Opposition Score Result Date Venue Ref(s)
 Scotland0–16 Won 23 November 1912 Inverleith [2]
 Ireland0–38 Won 30 November 1912 Lansdowne Road [3]
 Wales0–3 Won 14 December 1912Cardiff [4]

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