David Lynn Thomas (29 April 1941 — 3 January 2017) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Full name | David Lynn Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 April 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontrhydyfen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 January 2017 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Dyffryn Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Civil engineer | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Pontrhydyfen, Thomas was educated at Dyffryn Grammar School and Bridgend Technical College.[1]
Thomas, a civil engineer by profession, played his early rugby with Maesteg but spent most of his career at Aberavon, for which he scored 92 tries. Capped once by Wales, Thomas got his opportunity during the 1961 Five Nations, appearing as a centre in a win over Ireland in Cardiff. He played an uncapped match against Fiji in 1964, crossing over for two tries in a Wales victory.[2] After leaving Aberavon in 1968, Thomas returned to Maesteg and became club captain.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Obituary: Aberavon lose stalwart David Thomas". Welsh Rugby Union. 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Will Fijians return to bite the hand that helped them?". Welsh Rugby Union. 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Weaver may join Maesteg". The Glamorgan Gazette. 5 July 1968.
External links
edit- Dave Thomas at ESPNscrum