Adam David Thompstone (born 4 September 1987)[2] is an English professional rugby union player, most recently for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his principle position is wing. Between 2008 and 2012 he played 52 times for London Irish.
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| Birth name | Adam David Thompstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Epsom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editThompstone was signed by the London Irish Academy. His debut first-team start was against Worcester Warriors in the EDF Energy Cup in 2008.[1] A serious ankle injury in October 2009 kept him out of the side until January 2011.[3]
Thompstone signed with Leicester Tigers for the 2012–13 season.[4]
Thompstone ended his first season with the Tigers as their top try scorer with 9 in all competitions, including a hat trick on his Premiership debut for the club. He made 22 appearances the following season, scoring 4 tries.
Thompstone made 22 appearances in the 2014/15 season, scoring 5 tries for the club. He started the 2015/16 season making 10 consecutive starts.
In the 2016/17 season, he scored eight tries in thirty games, and was named the Player's Player of the Season [5]
References
edit- ^ a b "London Irish profile". London Irish. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Adam Thompstone profile". ESPN. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Winger Adam Thompstone looking to make up for lost time". bbc.co.uk. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers set to sign London Irish pair". thisisleicestershire.co.uk. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Jones, Paul (10 July 2017). "Leicester Tigers will come back stronger, insists Adam Thompston". leicestermercury. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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