James Denzil Thomas (21 April 1929 — 17 February 2014) was a Welsh international
rugby union
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player.
Born in
Llandyfriog
Llandyfriog is a Community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It includes the Adpar part of Newcastle Emlyn and the villages, Bangor Teifi, Trebedw, Bryndioddef-isaf, Glyncaled, Berthyfedwen, Pont Ceri and Llanfair Orllwyn. In 2011, the ...
, Thomas attended Llandeilo and Ystalyfera Grammar Schools.
Thomas, a centre, played with many clubs during his career, with appearances for
Bath
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Plac ...
, Brynamman, Cwmgors,
Llanelli
; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire and the Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the Principal areas of Wales, ...
,
Neath
Neath (; ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,2 ...
, the RAF, Skewen and Tenby United. His solitary
Wales
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cap, a
1954 Five Nations
The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby u ...
match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, came while he was with Llanelli. He won the match off his own boot with a stoppage time drop-goal to put Wales in front, but still lost his place in the side for the remaining tournament fixtures.
A schoolteacher by profession, Thomas had 30 years as Sports Master of
Greenhill Grammar School in
Tenby
Tenby () is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay.
Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the 13th-century Tenby Town Walls, me ...
.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
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References
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1929 births
2014 deaths
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Ceredigion
Rugby union centres
Bath Rugby players
Llanelli RFC players
Neath RFC players
Skewen RFC players