Wayne Thompson (rugby union)

Wayne Thompson (born 19 March 1984) is an English rugby union player who played as a prop for Bristol and is a product of Bristol's Academy.

He worked at Hartpury College between 2013-2024 as Junior Rugby Academy Manager and is now Head of Academy at Gloucester Rugby Club.

[1] Thompson was a Captain of Marlwood School in South Gloucestershire and later attended Bristol University and then Oxford University, gaining a rugby blue in 2008.

[2] In March 2008, he signed a new two-year contract with Bristol[3] before extending this in January 2010.

[4] Whilst at Hartpury, Thompson oversaw the development of 32 age-grade internationals,[5][6] including the likes of Louis Rees Zammit[7][8][9] Dafydd Jenkins[10] Stephen Varney[11][12] Alex Craig[13] Josh Hathaway[14] and Harry Randall.