Edward "Eddie"/"Ned" Thomas (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the
nickname of "Jumper" or Tommy Gwag, was a Welsh professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for
Wales, and at club level for
Tumble RFC
Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Clu ...
whom he captained,
Oldham (
Heritage No. 188),
and
Wakefield Trinity (
Heritage № 301), as a , i.e. number 2 or 5.
Playing career
International honours
Ned Thomas won a
cap for
Wales while at Oldham in 1923.
County Cup Final appearances
Ned Thomas played . i.e. number 5, in
Wakefield Trinity's 9-8 victory over
Batley
Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...
in the
1924–25 Yorkshire County Cup
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Final during the
1924–25 season at
Headingley Rugby Stadium,
Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924.
References
External links
*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
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Oldham R.L.F.C. players
People from Rhondda
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
Rugby league players from Carmarthenshire
Rugby union players from Tumble
Rugby league wingers
Wakefield Trinity players
Wales national rugby league team players
Welsh rugby league players
Welsh rugby union players
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing