Joe Thomas (rugby union)
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Birth name | Joe Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Neath Port Talbot College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Thomas (born 21 February 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who recently played for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. His principal position is centre. He has previously played for the Ospreys and Dragons in the Pro14 and was a Wales under-20 international.
Career[]
Thomas is a product of Morriston RFC and made his debut for the Ospreys regional team in 2015 having previously played for the Ospreys academy, Aberavon RFC and Swansea RFC, while also enjoying a loan spell at the Dragons, Joe also played in every game for Wales U20's when they won the grand slam.
On 21 June 2019 Thomas was announced as a new signing for Leicester Tigers.[1]
Family[]
Joe's father and uncle both played in a victorious Siam cup side playing for Guernsey in 2005.
References[]
- ^ "Leicester Tigers bring in Welsh centre Joe Thomas to boost their midfield". The Leicester Mercury. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
External links[]
- Welsh rugby union players
- Ospreys (rugby union) players
- Houston SaberCats players
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Leicester Tigers players
- Dragons (rugby union) players
- Welsh rugby union biography stubs