Bodene Thompson
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1988 Tauranga, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Centre, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–12 | Gold Coast Titans | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2013–14 | Wests Tigers | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2015– | New Zealand Warriors | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Total | 112 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010 | New Zealand Māori | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Source: [1][2] | ||||||
Bodene Thompson (born 1 August 1988 in Tauranga, New Zealand[3]) is a professional rugby league footballer of Māori descent who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans[4] and Wests Tigers.
Playing career
A Tauranga City Sharks junior, Thompson played first grade alongside his stepdad when aged only 16.[5]
He then moved to Australia with his family and attended Keebra Park High. In 2008 he played for the Gold Coast Titans Toyota Cup side.[6]
Thompson made his NRL debut for the Gold Coast Titans in Round 9, 2009, making 3 appearances from the bench that year. He made 17 appearances in 2010, including 2 semis, and signed a deal with the club that lasted until the end of the 2014 season.[7] Thompson played for the New Zealand Māori in 2010 against England.[8]
Thompson was released from the Titans in 2012 and signed a two-year deal with rival club Wests Tigers commencing in 2013.[9]
Having knocked back an offer to join the Tigers in 2007, Thompson had said, "I had the (Wests Tigers) offer there (in 2007) but I'm a family man and like to be around my family. We had only just moved over so I didn't want to shoot off somewhere else as soon as we got here."[10] Thompson felt compelled to change clubs as he was behind Greg Bird, Ashley Harrison, and Nate Myles for a spot in the back-row.[10]
Thompson played in 15 games for the Wests Tigers in 2013. He mostly played in the second-row, but finished the season in the centres.
On 1 November 2014, Thompson signed a 3-year contract with the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2015.[11][12]
He was named in the New Zealand Māori squad for a match against the New Zealand Residents on 15 October 2016.[13]
Boxing
| 0 Wins, 1 Loss, 0 Draws[14] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 0–1 |  Paul Gallen |
UD | 4 | 2015-11-03 |  SkyCity Convention Centre, Auckland City, Auckland |
Professional debut. |
References
- ↑ Bodene Thompson rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑
- ↑ Bodene Thompson nzmrl.co.nz
- ↑ "Brisbane Broncos' pre-season training camp not for faint-hearted". The Courier-Mail. 29 January 2010.
- ↑ "Thompson recalls junior days with senior side". nrl.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Bodene adds bite goldcoast.com.au, 24 February 2009
- ↑ Gordon, Thompson in for long haul at Titans Archived November 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. rleague.com, 16 September 2010
- ↑ "League: Maori draw with England". The New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ Wests Tigers sign Eddy Pettybourne and Bodene Thompson dailytelegraph.com, 24 May 2012
- 1 2 Travis Meyn (31 May 2012). "Bodene Thompson catches eye of the Tigers". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ↑ http://www.warriors.co.nz/news/2014/11/01/vodafone_warriors_sign_thompson.html
- ↑ http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-league-news/warriors-sign-bodene-thompson-offload-bukuya-6120880
- ↑ "Auckland Rugby League - Auckland Rugby League".
- ↑ "Bodene Thompson – Boxer". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2015.