Joe Thompson (rugby), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Thompson (rugby)

English/Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: Hambrook, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1983

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph "Joe" Francis Thompson (22 December 1902 – 13 October 1983) was an English-born dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Cross Keys RFC, as a number eight, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Other Nationalities, and at club level for Leeds, as a prop, second-row, or loose forward, i.e.
number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Leeds.