Lance Thompson (rugby league, born 1961)
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| Born | 23 July 1961 Nyngan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lance Thompson (born 23 July 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Balmain Tigers and the Newtown Jets in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL).
Thompson, a shearer's son from the town of Nyngan, started his NSWRFL career at Balmain.[2] He appeared as Balmain's five-eighth in the first two rounds of the 1980 NSWRFL season, then didn't play first-grade until 1983, when he was with Newtown. In his only first-grade season for Newtown he played 13 premiership games, as a five-eighth, centre and winger.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "Trans-Tasman teeth for the Tigers". The Canberra Times. 16 March 1980. p. 24. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
External links[]
- Lance Thompson at Rugby League project
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league players from Nyngan, New South Wales
- Balmain Tigers players
- Newtown Jets players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league wingers