Allan Thomson (rugby league)

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

Allan Thomson
Personal information
Born	1943 Newcastle, New South Wales
Died	26 September 2006
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
196?–68	Lakes United
1969–72	Manly-Warringah	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-Warringah	22	11	2	9	50
Representative
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1983–86	Country Firsts	4	0	0	4	0
As of 7 June 2013
Source: RLP, Yesterdays Hero

Allan Kevin Thomson (1943 – 26 September 2006) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer.^[1] He played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.^[2]

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

Career

Playing

Thomson, a tough Second-row forward from the Lakes United club in the Newcastle Rugby League, represented the district in a 14-7 win over the Parramatta Eels in the 1964 State Cup competition. He went on to play for the NSW Colts against the touring French team later that year. In 1966 he made the first of 8 appearances for New South Wales, and a year later made his test debut for 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 their 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 team mates 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 1983–86, but lost all four games to NSW City.

Death

Allan Thomson died on 26 September 2006.

References

↑ "Lakes pay tribute to hard man Allan Thomson". The Newcastle Herald. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/allan-thomson/summary.html

Preceded by Frank Stanton 1975–1979	Coach Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 1980	Succeeded by Ray Ritchie 1981–1982

1967-68 Kangaroo Tour squad

Reg Gasnier (c) Johnny Raper (vc) Peter Gallagher (vc) Tony Branson Ron Coote Noel Gallagher John Gleeson Kevin Goldspink Johnny Greaves Les Hanigan Ken Irvine Les Johns Kevin Junee Johnny King Graeme Langlands Ron Lynch Dennis Manteit John McDonald Brian Moore Elton Rasmussen Ron Saddler John Sattler Billy Smith Allan Thomson Elwyn Walters Coach: Reg Gasnier

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 1972 NSWRFL Premiers (1st Title)

1 Graham Eadie 2 Ken Irvine 3 Ray Branighan 4 Bob Fulton 5 Max Brown 6 Ian Martin 7 Dennis Ward 8 Bill Hamilton 9 Fred Jones (c) 10 John O'Neill 11 Allan Thomson 12 Terry Randall 13 Malcolm Reilly Coach: Ron Willey

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles coaches

Harold Johnson (1947)
Ray Stehr (1947–48)
George Mullins (1949)
Wally O'Connell (1950–52)
Roy Bull (1953)
Ray Norman (1954)
Pat Devery (1955–56)
Ken Arthurson (1957–61)
Ron Willey (1962)
Tony Paskins (1963)
Russell Pepperell (1964–65)
Wally O'Connell (1966–67)
George Hunter (1968–69)
Ron Willey (1970–74)
Frank Stanton (1975–79)
Allan Thomson (1980)
Ray Ritchie (1981–82)
Bob Fulton (1983–88)
Alan Thompson (1989)
Graham Lowe (1990–92)
Bob Fulton (1993–99)
Peter Sharp (1999)
Peter Sharp (2003)
Des Hasler (2004–11)
Geoff Toovey (2012–15)
Trent Barrett (2016–present)

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