| Birth name | Alexander McNiven Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kettins, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2010 (aged 89)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander McNiven Thomson (20 February 1921 – 2010) was a Scotland international rugby union player. Thomson played as a Lock.[2]
Thomson played for University of St. Andrews.[3]
Thomson was selected for the combined North of Scotland team to play the South on 12 November 1949.[4]
He was capped for Scotland just once. He played in the Scotland v Ireland match at Murrayfield Stadium on 26 February 1949 in the Five Nations tournament.[5]