Joe Thompson (rugby)

Joseph Francis Thompson (22 December 1902 – 13 October 1983) was an English-born dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cross Keys RFC, as a number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Leeds, as a prop, second-row, or loose forward, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Leeds.

Joe Thompson
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Francis Thompson
Born22 December 1902
Hambrook, Gloucestershire, England
Died13 October 1983 (aged 80)
Leeds, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionNumber Eight
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–23 Cross Keys RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1923 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1923–33 Leeds 390 53 862 0 1883
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1923–32 Wales 8 2 1 0 8
19??–?? Other Nationalities 5 1 0 0 3
1924–32 Great Britain 12 1 3 0 9
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