Dee ihe ọzọ maka paragraf a - A họpụtara Thompson maka njem njem England n'oge ọkọchị na North America na 2001, ebe ọ mere nke ọma. Ọ gbara bọọlụ mbụ ya na England na 2002 Six Nations
site na mmeri megide Scotland. Ọ gbara goolu mbụ ya na ule nke mbụ ya megide Italy na 2003 Six Nations, asọmpi nke hụrụ England meriri Grand Slam. Thompson nyere aka dị ukwuu na njem njem ndịda nke England na June 2003, na-egwu egwu na ule abụọ na-emeri New Zealand na Australia.