Steve Thomas (rugby)

Steve Thomas ( (1979-09-26) 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.[1] Steve Thomas played rugby union for Gloucester,[2] and made over 100 appearances for Neath winning 5 Principality Premiership titles, 2 Konika Minolta cups and represented Wales vs Papua New Guinea. In the process, he held the record for tries in a season with 30 - 22 league and 8 cup. He scored vs Romania in Rugby World Cup warm up.

Background

Steve Thomas was born in Truro, Cornwall, England.

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.[3]

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
  1. "Wales 50 Papua New Guinea 10". Cymru RL. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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