Bruce Thomson (rugby union)

Bruce Thomson (born 19 November 1930) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Thomson played as a Prop.[1] He is a noted bagpiper.[2]

Bruce Thomson
Birth nameBruce Ewan Thomson
Date of birth(1930-11-19)19 November 1930
Place of birthAssam, India
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
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National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953
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Rugby union career

Amateur career

Thomson played rugby for Oxford University.[3]

He later played rugby for London Scottish.[2]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 3 times in 1953.[4]

Outside of rugby

Medical career

Thomson became a doctor. He became a GP in Horsham, Sussex.[5]

He retired to Crieff in Perthshire.[6] He died in Crieff on 13 January 2020.

Bagpipes

Thomson learned the bagpipes at Aberdeen Grammar School.[6]

After school he joined the army where he was taught by Pipe Major Donald McLeod. He has composed more than 450 bagpipe tunes and has performed for the Queen.[2]

He has also been influenced by Seumas MacNeill, Pipe Major Brian McRae and the members of The Royal Scottish Pipers Society.[6]

He has now published several books of his bagpipe tunes.[7]

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References
  1. "Bruce Ewan Thomson".
  2. MD, Eric Anderson. "Thomson's Tunes: a Scottish Retired Doctor Brings Fresh Air to the Bagpipes".
  3. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  4. http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/5637.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match
  5. MD, Eric Anderson. "Thomson's Tunes: a Scottish Retired Doctor Brings Fresh Air to the Bagpipes".
  6. "Dr Bruce Thomson - Autobiography".
  7. "Bruce Thomson : Pipetunes".
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