Dean Thomas is an English

Rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

football coach and former player. He is the coach of the

Leicester Storm Leicester Storm are an amateur community rugby league football club based in Leicester, England. They compete in the Conference League South and their Academy Team compete in the 3v Sport Midlands Rugby League. The club's home is Phoenix Par ...

in the Conference League South.

Player

Thomas played for Ryedale-York and

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club was formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club. For the 1995–96 Rugby Football League season, 1995–96 and 1996 RFL Division Two, 1996 ...

. His primary position was winger. While at Ryedale-York he coached the York u16's in the English schools Rugby League after gaining his level 2 coaching badge.

Coaching

After retiring from playing in 2001 Thomas joined Sheffield Eagles rugby league club as fitness conditioner staying in this role for 5 years. He left to join National League Two club

Gateshead Thunder Gateshead Thunder may refer to: *Gateshead Thunder (1999) Gateshead Thunder was a professional rugby league club founded in 1999 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which competed in the 1999 Super League but then merged with Hull Sharks af ...

as head coach. During his two-season stay he took the club to the play-offs in both seasons. He left to go to

Salford City Reds The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...

where he was a fitness conditioner. In 2008 he returned to Sheffield Eagles as Head of Youth Development and performance coach. Thomas was appointed head coach of

in 2013

International

Dean was appointed coach for the

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in 2004. In 2009 he was appointed head coach of Jamaica where he coached them in the Atlantic cup, and the qualifiers for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup

References

External links

Leicester Storm website
1966 births Living people Barrow Raiders players English rugby league players English rugby league coaches Jamaica national rugby league team coaches Leicester Storm coaches Newcastle Thunder coaches Rugby league players from Staffordshire Rugby league wingers West Indies national rugby league team coaches York Wasps players {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub