Steve Thomas (rugby)
Steve Thomas (26 September 1979) is an English rugby union and rugby league footballer who played wing, centre, stand-off, second-row for Bradford Bulls and London Broncos. He is a Wales international.[2]
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| Full name | Steven Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1980 Truro, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Stand-off, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 24 May 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas played rugby union for Gloucester,[3] and made over 100 appearances for Neath winning five Principality Premiership titles, two Konica Minolta Cups. In the process, he held the record for tries in a season with 30 – 22 in the league and 8 in the cup. He scored against Romania in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match. He also made three appearances for the Llanelli Scarlets regional side at the end of the 2004–05 season.
Background
Thomas was born in Truro, Cornwall, England, and educated at Bassaleg School in Newport, South Wales.
International honours
Steve Thomas won caps for Wales while at Bradford Bulls, London Broncos scoring on his début vs Ireland aged just 19 at Swansea City's Vetch Field. Between 1999 and 2007 he appeared 5 times for Wales (including one as substitute), scoring 2 tries and 8 points.[4]
Before moving to professional rugby league at 16, Thomas won junior international rugby union honours for Wales U19 vs Canada and Portugal. He scored 2 tries for Wales RL U19 vs England at Centre, and represented Great Britain Academy vs France later the same year.
References
- "Steve Thomas - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Wales 50 Papua New Guinea 10". Cymru RL. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.