Arwel Thomas
Arwel Camber Thomas (born 8 November 1974[1]) is a native of Trebanos in Swansea Valley.[2] He is a former Wales international rugby union player. An outside-half, he played his club rugby for Swansea RFC and Neath RFC. [3]
| Birth name | Arwel Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
Arwel Thomas won his first of his 23 caps against Italy in 1996 when he replaced the injured Neil Jenkins. He played club rugby for Swansea for seven years, scoring 1963 points including 40 tries. He turned down an offer to join Toulouse in 1999, and in 2005 he returned to Neath. In 2008 he announced his retirement from rugby after the 2008 Konica Minolta Cup final against Pontypridd.[4] Thomas later reversed his decision and was given the captaincy of Neath for the 2009–10 season.[5]
References
- Arwel Thomas rugby profile Scrum.com
- Davies, Lynn (2013). Great Welsh Number 10s. Y Lolfa. p. 155. ISBN 9781847717085.
- Arwel comforts Swansea The Independent on Sunday, 26 January 1997
- Final showpiece for Arwel Thomas Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Wales Online, 16 May 2008
- Arwel to captain Neath in 2009/10 neathrugby.co.uk 27 August 2009
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