Brett Thompson (born August 17, 1990) is an American former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He was named in United States' squad for the

2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was onl ...

. He plays as a wing or fullback in fifteens, and as a forward in sevens. He retired from professional rugby in December 2021.

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* 1990 births Living people American rugby union players United States international rugby union players Edinburgh Rugby players Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players of the United States {{US-rugbyunion-bio-stub