<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: UThompson wakhethwa ukuba abe yingxenye yohambo lwaseNgilandi lwehlobo oluya eNyakatho Melika ngo-2001, lapho enza kahle khona. Wenza ukuhlolwa kwakhe kokuqala eNgilandi ngo  <response>: Ngo-2002 i-Six Nations yanqoba iScotland. Wathola umgomo wakhe wokuqala wokulwa ne-Italy ku-2003 Six Nations, umqhudelwano owabona iNgilandi iwina iGrand Slam. UThompson wenza umnikelo obalulekile ohambweni lwaseNgilandi eningizimu ye-hemisphere ngoJuni 2003, edlala kuzo zombili izivivinyo ezinqobayo ngokumelene neNew Zealand ne-Australia. 