Justin Thomas (rugby union)
Birth name | William Justin Lloyd Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 November 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | University of Wales Institute, Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Justin Lloyd Thomas (born 1 November 1973) is a Welsh International rugby union player. He made nine appearances for the Wales national team, as well as representing Llanelli RFC Cardiff RFC, Newport RFC and Caerphilly RFC in the top division of Welsh club rugby.
Thomas was playing for
Thomas joined Cardiff RFC for the 1996-97 season, where he spent three seasons. He moved to Newport RFC for the 1999-2000 season. After one season at Newport, Thomas moved to Caerphilly RFC,[3] where he could combine playing part-time with pursuing a teaching career.[4] By 2001, Thomas had returned to UWIC as a mature student, studying for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.[5] While at Caerphilly, Thomas played in the 2002–03 European Shield final loss against Castres Olympique.
As well as playing for the full Wales team, Thomas also represented Wales Students,
References
- ^ Woolford, Anthony (30 May 2015). "31 players you forgot had been to a Rugby World Cup with Wales". Wales Online.
- ^ "Charteris: I'm ready for the challenge". Wales Online. 11 November 2004.
- ^ Clutton, Graham (25 August 2000). "Welsh-Scottish League Club-by-club guide". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Rees heads for France". BBC Sport Online. 1 July 2002.
- ^ a b "Thomas has sympathy for Rhys' relegation". BBC Sport Online. 1 February 2001.
- ^ "Player Archive - W. J. L. Thomas". Barbarian Football Club.
- "Player: JUSTIN THOMAS Wales". ESPN Scrum.