Wardlaw Brown Thomson
| Full name | Wardlaw Brown Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Matabeleland, (in what would become South Rhodesia and later Zimbabwe)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 April 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wynberg, Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bedford Modern School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1892-1895 |
 England
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4 | Pts:3; Tries:1 |
W.B. Thomson was a rugby union international who represented England from 1892 to 1895.
W.B. Thomson was born in 1871, in Matabeleland, then deemed part of South Africa but in what would later become South Rhodesia. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.
Thomson played his club rugby for Blackheath F.C. and made his international debut on 2 January 1892 at his club's home ground at the Rectory Field, Blackheath in the England vs Wales match. He played on four occasions for England and was on the winning side on three occasions. He played his final match for England on 9 March 1895 at the Athletic Ground, Richmond in the England vs Scotland match.
Wardlaw Brown Thomson married Mary Ethel Brewis in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1896 They had a son, Wardlaw Ivor Thomson who was killed in the First World War. WB Thomson died in 1921.
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