Luke Thompson (rugby league)
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27 April 1995 St Helens, Merseyside | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 0 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 25 March 2017 Source: loverugbyleague.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke Thompson is an English professional rugby league player for St. Helens of Super League.[1] He has played his entire professional career to date, mostly as prop forward for St Helens, with whom he won the 2014 Super League championship.
Career
Thompson has been at his hometown club of St Helens since he was 11 (signing from Bold Miners) and recently signed a new deal with the Saints.
Thompson's début came during the 2013 season away at London Broncos where he was "sensational" according to coach Nathan Brown. The most notable match of his career so far came when Saints beat Wigan Warriors 16-12 at the DW Stadium in June 2014.
St. Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final and Thompson was selected to play from the interchnge bench in their 14-6 victory over Wigan Warriors.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.saintsrlfc.com/team/73
- ↑ Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
External links
- St Helens profile
- Profile at Saints Heritage Society