Bruce Thomson (rugby union)

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Bruce Thomson
Birth nameBruce Ewan Thomson
Date of birth (1930-11-19) 19 November 1930 (age 91)
Place of birthAssam, India
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
-
()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953
3 (0)

Bruce Thomson (born 19 November 1930) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Thomson played as a Prop.[1] He is a noted bagpiper.[2]

Rugby union career[]

Amateur career[]

Thomson played rugby for Oxford University.[3]

He later played rugby for London Scottish.[2]

International career[]

He was capped for Scotland 3 times in 1953.[4]

Outside of rugby[]

Medical career[]

Thomson became a doctor. He became a GP in Horsham, Sussex.[5]

He retired to Crieff in Perthshire.[6] He died in Crieff on 13 January 2020.

Bagpipes[]

Thomson learned the bagpipes at Aberdeen Grammar School.[6]

After school he joined the army where he was taught by Pipe Major Donald McLeod. He has composed more than 450 bagpipe tunes and has performed for the Queen.[2]

He has also been influenced by Seumas MacNeill, Pipe Major Brian McRae and the members of The Royal Scottish Pipers Society.[6]

He has now published several books of his bagpipe tunes.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bruce Ewan Thomson".
  2. ^ a b c MD, Eric Anderson. "Thomson's Tunes: a Scottish Retired Doctor Brings Fresh Air to the Bagpipes".
  3. ^ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  4. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bruce Thomson - Test matches".
  5. ^ MD, Eric Anderson. "Thomson's Tunes: a Scottish Retired Doctor Brings Fresh Air to the Bagpipes".
  6. ^ a b c "Dr Bruce Thomson - Autobiography".
  7. ^ "Bruce Thomson : Pipetunes".
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