Thomas Batson

{{short description|English rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use British English|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Thomas Batson | image = | birth_name = Thomas Batson | nickname = | birth_date = 1846 | birth_place = Ross<ref name="Scrum">[http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/274.html Thomas Batson Profile on scrum.com]</ref> | death_date = 5 February 1933 | death_place = (registered in) Battersea (aged 87 years days) | height = | weight = | ru_position = Forward | repteam1 = {{nrut|England}} | repcaps1 = 3 | reppoints1 = | ru_ntupdate = | repyears1 = 1872–1875 | amatyears1 = - | ru_clubupdate = | apps1 = | points1 = | amatteam1 = Blackheath FC | occupation = | school = | university = }}

'''Thomas Batson''' was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1875.<ref name="Scrum"/>

==Early life== Thomas Batson was born on 1846 in Ross.<ref name="Scrum"/>

==Rugby union career== Batson made his international debut on 5 February 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match.<ref name="Scrum"/> Of the three matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on three occasions.<ref name="Scrum"/> He played his final match for England on 15 February 1875 at The Oval in the England vs Ireland match.<ref name="Scrum"/>

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