Jim Thompson (rugby union)

Jim Thompson

Jim Thompson with Scotland 7s at the 2008 Edinburgh 7s
Birth name	James Gordon Thompson
Date of birth	(1984-11-05) 5 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Catterick, North Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 4 lb (91 kg)
School	Stewart's Melville College Dollar Academy
University	Napier University
Notable relative(s)	Derek Thompson (father) Rory Lawson Alan Lawson Bill McLaren (grandfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2007 Heriot's () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007-2012 2012- Edinburgh Rugby London Scottish 61 51 (35) (30) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 2007 Scotland A Scotland Club XV 12 (22) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2007–2013 Scotland IRB Series RWC 7s FIRA-AER 7s Series Melrose Sevens

James Gordon Thompson (born 5 November 1984) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a full-back.

He represented Scotland in rugby sevens at 18 World Series tournaments and was once the top try scorer at the Scotland leg with six tries in one weekend.

He played a major role in helping Edinburgh Rugby get to the Semi Finals of the Heineken Cup where they lost to Ulster in the Aviva Stadium. His last act for Edinburgh was scoring a try in the Semi-final.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, his contract with Edinburgh Rugby expired and he left the club to join London Scottish, where he played from the beginning of the 2012–13 season. He quickly established himself as a key player at London Scottish, making 51 appearances over two seasons in the RFU Championship. He retired due to injury in January 2015.^[1][2][3]