Aled Thomas (born 2 January 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly-half, who plays for the Scarlets in the Pro14. Aled Thomas first joined the Scarlets in 2004, making his first appearance in the Celtic League match against Ulster in Ravenhill. Following spells playing for

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and London Welsh, He signed for the Scarlets as cover for the

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. Thomas has represented Wales at all Junior age group levels and at Sevens level. On 7 March 2009, Thomas was part of the squad that won the

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, scoring the winning try in the final against Argentina. On 24 March 2014, Thomas signed a two-year deal to play for Gloucester Rugby in the

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for the 2014–15 season. On 13 February 2015, Thomas made a surprise return to the

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squad to take part in the

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held in Las Vegas, as part of the

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. After one season with Gloucester, Thomas was granted his early release to rejoin his home region Scarlets in Wales for his third spell at the region, from the 2015–16 season. On 22 April 2015, Thomas was selected for the Barbarians, as they defeated Scottish club Heriot RFC 97-13 in a friendly match, as part of their 125th Anniversary Special for both clubs. On 17 June 2016,

Carmarthen Quins Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cwins Caerfyrddin) are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Athletic. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a f ...

announced that Thomas had been appointed as backs coach. On 6 May 2017, Thomas took to Twitter to announce his retirement from rugby. It is believed he will continue his coaching career with

following the end of his playing career.

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Scarlets Profile

Gloucester Rugby Profile

Wales Sevens Profile
* 1985 births Living people Dragons RFC players London Welsh RFC players People educated at Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School Rugby union players from Carmarthenshire Scarlets players Welsh rugby union coaches Welsh rugby union players {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub