Hector Thomson

Hector Thomson

Full name	Hector Douglas Thomson
Date of birth	(1881-02-20)20 February 1881
Place of birth	Napier, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
School	Wellington College
Occupation(s)	Public servant
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing three-quarter
New Zealand No.	124
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1900, 1906, 1908 1901–02 1903 1904	Wellington Auckland Canterbury Wanganui	3 2
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1905–08	New Zealand	1	(3)

Hector Douglas Thomson (20 February 1881 – 9 August 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Thomson represented Wellington, Auckland, Canterbury, and Wanganui at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1905 and 1908, appearing in 15 matches including one international. In all, he scored 16 tries and kicked one conversion for the All Blacks. He was the first player to score six tries in a match for New Zealand, against British Columbia in 1906.

Outside of rugby, Thomson was a public servant, rising to become under-secretary for immigration. He died in Wellington on 9 August 1939.