Matt Thompson (born 12 December 1982 in
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
, England) is a retired
rugby union
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player who last played for
Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union.
The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...
in the
Aviva Premiership
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. Thompson plays as a
Hooker.
Thompson was a replacement as Newcastle won the 2004
Anglo-Welsh Cup
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final. He retired in 2014.
References
External links
Newcastle profileEngland profile
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1982 births
Living people
Alumni of Northumbria University
English rugby union players
Newcastle Falcons players
People educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne
Rugby union hookers
Rugby union players from Brighton