Matt Thompson (rugby union)
| Birth name | Matthew Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Grammar School, Newcastle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Dave Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Thompson (born 12 December 1982 in Brighton, England) is a retired rugby union player who last played for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership. Thompson plays as a Hooker.
Thompson was a replacement as Newcastle won the 2004 Anglo-Welsh Cup final. He retired in 2014.