Trevor Thomas (rugby)
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Full name | William Trevor Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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c. 1909 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Flanker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Trevor 'Ocker' Thomas (born c. 1909 – death unknown) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (two spells), and Wigan, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[3][4]
Background
William 'Ocker' Thomas was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
Playing career
International honours
Thomas won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Abertillery RFC in 1930 against England,[1][2] and won 3 caps for Wales (RL) in 1932–1940 while at Oldham, and Wigan.[3]
County Cup Final appearances
During Thomas' time at Oldham, they had a 12-0 victory over St Helens Recs in the 1933 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1933–34 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 18 November 1933. Thomas played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Wigan's 10-7 victory over Salford in the 1938 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "22nd October 1938: Salford 7 Wigan 10 (Lancashire Cup Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.