Dave Thomas (rugby union, born 1941)
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Full nameDavid Lynn Thomas
Born29 April 1941
Pontrhydyfen, Wales
Died3 January 2017 (aged 75)
Bridgend, Wales
SchoolDyffryn Grammar School
| Full name | David Lynn Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 April 1941 Pontrhydyfen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 75) Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Dyffryn Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Civil engineer | ||||||||||||||||
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David Lynn Thomas (29 April 1941 — 3 January 2017) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Pontrhydyfen, Thomas was educated at Dyffryn Grammar School and Bridgend Technical College.[1]
Thomas, a civil engineer by profession, played his early rugby with Maesteg but spent most of his career at Aberavon, for which he scored 92 tries. Capped once by Wales, Thomas got his opportunity during the 1961 Five Nations, appearing as a centre in a win over Ireland in Cardiff. He played an uncapped match against Fiji in 1964, crossing over for two tries in a Wales victory.[2] After leaving Aberavon in 1968, Thomas returned to Maesteg and became club captain.[3]