Championship Club Pay Tribute to Retiring Forward After Good Friday Derby

Championship club Whitehaven have paid tribute to a veteran forward who played his 100th and final rugby league game this past Good Friday. Jordan Thomson signed off with a Cumbrian derby as the final game of his career with the match also being the 100th of his rugby league career. It was a fitting final […] The post Championship club pay tribute to retiring forward after Good Friday derby appeared first on Serious About Rugby League.

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