Jonathan Thomas
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Jonathan Thomas is a Welsh
international rugby union
player who plays at flanker
for the Ospreys. He has also played at number eight
and lock
.
He started out playing for Pembroke RFC
juniors before playing for Swansea RFC
and played for Wales at Under 16, Under 19 and Under 21 level. He made his international debut against Australia
in 2003. He became noticed by many during the 2003 Rugby World Cup
in the match against New Zealand
.
Thomas has been part of two Six Nations
Grand Slams in 2005 where he only started one of the matches and more recently in 2008 where he started every game and was one of the best players. He has been noted for his ball-carrying skills.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad
for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.
In his appearances for Wales he has scored 7 tries.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays at flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
for the Ospreys. He has also played at number eight
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
and lock
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
.
He started out playing for Pembroke RFC
Pembroke RFC
Pembroke Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in Pembroke. They currently play in the Welsh National League Division Five West and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.. They are known locally as the Scarlets relating to the colour of their shirts.-History:Pembroke Rugby...
juniors before playing for Swansea RFC
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
and played for Wales at Under 16, Under 19 and Under 21 level. He made his international debut against Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
in 2003. He became noticed by many during the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
in the match against New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
.
Thomas has been part of two Six Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
Grand Slams in 2005 where he only started one of the matches and more recently in 2008 where he started every game and was one of the best players. He has been noted for his ball-carrying skills.
On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.
In his appearances for Wales he has scored 7 tries.