Jim Thompson Rugby player
Jim Thompson (born 5 November 1984 in Catterick, North Yorkshire, England) is a Scottish rugby union player. He currently plays at Fullback for London Scottish who compete in the RFU Championship.Jim is the son of At The Races and Radio Five Live presenter Derek Thompson and the grandson of the 'Voice of Rugby' Bill McLaren. His cousin Rory Lawson and uncle Alan Lawson were Scotland international Scrum-halfs with Rory having also played for Edinburgh Rugby albeit before Thompson joined the club. His cousin Gregor Lawson also played rugby for London Scottish, Heriot's and Scotland 7s and is one of the founders and owners of Morphsuits.He went to school at Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh and Dollar Academy in Clackmannanshire before graduating with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Napier University.Thompson was a member of Scottish Rugby's Senior National Academy.
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| Birth date | November 05, 1984 |
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| Height (meters) | 1.8542 |
| Weight (Kilograms) | 88.90410452 |
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