Allan Thomson (rugby league)

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Not to be confused with the Manly player Alan Thompson (rugby league).

Allan Thomson
Personal information
Born(1943-02-18)18 February 1943
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 September 2006(2006-09-26) (aged 63)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
196?–68 Lakes United
1969–72
Manly Sea Eagles
 80 8 0 0 24
1973–?? Lakes United
Total 80 8 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–73 Country Firsts 6 0 0 0 0
1966–68 New South Wales 8 0 0 0 0
1967–68
Australia
 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1980
Manly Sea Eagles
 22 11 2 9 50
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1983–86 Country Firsts 4 0 0 4 0
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 7 June 2013

Allan Kevin Thomson (18 February 1943 – 26 September 2006) was an Australian former professional

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.[5]

He is the uncle of rugby league players Ian Thomson and Gary Thomson.

Career

Playing

Thomson, a tough

Australia in a 22–13 win over New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He was retained for the second test against New Zealand at Lang Park in Brisbane
which saw a 35–22 win for the Australians.

While still playing for Lakes United in Newcastle, Allan Thomson was selected for the 1967–68 Kangaroo Tour at the end of the 1967 season. He played in one test on the tour (his final appearance for Australia), a 16–13 loss to France at the Stade des Minimes in Toulouse, France. He also played in 13 minor games during the tour.

Thomson left Lakes at the end of the 1968 season and linked with NSWRFL club

Manly-Warringah in 1969. He was a reserve in the Sea Eagles 23–12 loss to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 1970 NSWRFL Grand Final, and went on to play in Manly's first ever premiership win in 1972 when the Sea Eagles defeated Eastern Suburbs 19–14 in the Grand Final at the SCG, partnering Terry Randall
in the Second-row.

Following the Grand Final win, Thomson returned to Newcastle to once again play for Lakes United.

Coaching

Allan Thomson returned to Manly as its first grade coach for the 1980 NSWRFL season. The Sea Eagles ended the 22 round season with an 11-9-2 record and a 6th-place finish, one spot out of the finals. During his coaching at Manly in 1980, Thomson coached 1972 Grand Final teammates Graham Eadie and Terry Randall. He was replaced in 1981 by former Manly player Ray Ritchie.

Thomson, who had represented Country Firsts six times as a player between 1965 and 1973, was appointed coach of the team in 1983. He coached Country in four of the annual City vs Country games from 1983 to 1986, but lost all four games to NSW City.

Death

Allan Thomson died on 26 September 2006.

References

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ "Yesterdays Hero". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ Rugby League Project Coaching
  4. The Newcastle Herald
    . 6 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Allan Thomson – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Frank Stanton
1975–1979
 Coach
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

1980 		Succeeded by
Ray Ritchie
1981–1982
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