Adam Thompstone

Adam Thompstone
Full name Adam Thompstone
Date of birth (1987-09-04) 4 September 1987
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Weight 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Youth clubs
London Irish
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–2012
2012–
London Irish
Leicester Tigers
52
96
(85)
(105)

Adam Thompstone (born 4 September 1987) is a rugby union player who plays at Wing for Leicester Tigers in the English Aviva Premiership.

Club career

Thompstone 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.[2]

Thompstone signed with Leicester Tigers for the 2012–13 season.[3]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "London Irish profile". London Irish. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. "Winger Adam Thompstone looking to make up for lost time". bbc.co.uk. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. "Leicester Tigers set to sign London Irish pair". thisisleicestershire.co.uk. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

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