Lance Thompson

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Lance Thompson
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-16) 16 February 1978 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Position	Second-row, Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1995–1998	St George Dragons	69	4	9	0	34
1999–2005	St. George Illawarra	132	20	8	0	96
2006–2008	Cronulla-Sutherland	38	5	1	0	22
	Total	239	29	18	0	152
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–2007	City	5	0	0	0	0
Source: NRL Stats

Lance Thompson (born 16 February 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the St. George Dragons, the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Cronulla Sharks. He primarily played in the second row, though he also played prop forward.

Playing career

=Early Career

While attending Kingsgrove High School, Thompson was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1994 and 1995.^[1] He played his junior football with Hurstville United.

St George Dragons (1995 - 1998)

Lance Thompson made his first grade debut in Round 13, St George v Cronulla at Toyota Park, 24 June 1995 as a 17 year old.

He played for the club until the end of 1998.

St George Illawarra Dragons (1999 - 2005)

Thompson played at second-row forward for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in their 1999 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (2006 - 2007)

During 2006, Thompson's appearances for Cronulla against his former side, St George Illawarra, were highly anticipated. The first of these matches saw Thompson scoring two tries, and the second involved Dragon Dean Young being injured in a Thompson tackle, sidelining Young for most of the 2007 season.

In 2007 Thompson was selected for the final time for the City side which won the annual City vs. Country match, the NSWRL's precursor to the State of Origin series.

2008

Thompson played his final NRL game in Round 6 against the Penrith Panthers after announcing his retirement from Rugby League on Wednesday, 16 April. In a press conference, Thompson explained that the reason for this decision was an ongoing knee injury sustained in 2007 and because he was diagnosed with type one diabetes and that he had "one last game left in him". Cronulla Sharks coach Ricky Stuart gave Thompson his last game in Round 6 for his "last hurrah".^[2] Thompson scored a try early in the match but Cronulla lost the game 20–21 in golden point.

Post playing

Thompson later became coach of the Cronulla side in the reserve-grade New South Wales Cup competition.

References

↑ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
↑ "Thompson to call time". Fox Sports. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-04-16.

External links

v t e Inaugural St. George Illawarra Dragons side

v Parramatta Eels, Stadium Australia, 6 March 1999

1. Lee Murphy 2. Nathan Blacklock 3. Paul McGregor 4. Mark Coyne (c) 5. Jamie Ainscough 6. Anthony Mundine 7. Trent Barrett 8. Craig Smith 9. Nathan Brown 10. Corey Pearson 11. Darren Treacy 12. Lance Thompson 13. Wayne Bartrim 14. Shaun Timmins 15. Colin Ward 16. Brad Mackay 17. Craig Fitzgibbon Coach: David Waite

Persondata
Name	Thompson, Lance
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league player
Date of birth	16 February 1978
Place of birth	Sydney, NSW
Date of death
Place of death

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