Dan Thomas (born 11 October 1993) is a

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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player currently playing for the

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, having previously played for both

Llanelli RFC Llanelli Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Llanelli) is a Welsh rugby union club founded on 30 March 1872. The club's historic home ground was Stradey Park in Llanelli, but they moved in 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent Pembert ...

and

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. His position is Flanker. He is a Wales Under-20 international. In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the

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. On 2 May 2017, Thomas left Gloucester to join local rivals

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in the

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ahead of the 2017–18 season. Bristol Head coach (at the time) Mark Tainton said that Thomas' form and physicality 'impressed', whilst at previous club, Gloucester. On 1 March 2019 Thomas scored his first

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try for Bristol, in a dramatic and close victory, against former team Gloucester. Thomas rejoined the

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup (which ...

on a short term loan on 20 October 2022, as injury cover.

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1993 births Living people Bristol Bears players Gloucester Rugby players Rugby union players from Carmarthen Rugby union flankers Scarlets players Welsh rugby union players {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub