Martyn Thomas (born 24 April 1987) is a

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player. He plays in the full back position. He went to UWIC from 2005 to 2008. He studied Sports Development during this period before joining the

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regional team and subsequently Newport Gwent Dragons. Thomas signed an extended contract with Newport Gwent Dragons in January 2010. Thomas joined

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on a one-year contract, option for a further season, starting at the 2012/13 season. Following a stint in France, Thomas signed for

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. He made his debut on the bench for Coventry's game against

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on 31 January as they look to attain promotion back into the

RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when ...

. On 27 February 2015, Thomas made his return to the Aviva Premiership as he signed for

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until the end of the 2014–15 season. On 24 April 2015, Thomas signed a permanent deal with

London Welsh London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...

in the

from the 2015–16 season.

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Newport Gwent Dragons profileInformation
from Welsh Rugby Union
Gloucester Rugby Profile
1987 births Rugby union players from Carmarthen Welsh rugby union players Scarlets players Dragons RFC players Gloucester Rugby players Living people Rugby union players from Gloucestershire Rugby union fullbacks {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub