Ray Thomas was a

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 112 ...

footballer in the Australia's leading competition – the

New South Wales Rugby League The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...

(NSWRL).Thomas was born in 1930 Thomas played with two

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

clubs during his career, the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian 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 pla ...

(1950 & 1957) and

Eastern Suburbs Roosters The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional Rugby League Football Club based in the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) and parts of inner Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. The Roosters have won fifteen New S ...

(1951–53 & 1955). A , Thomas played in 52 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club. After debuting with Souths, Thomas was suspended at the start of 1951 for failing to fulfill his 12-month residential qualification, as such had to return to Easts. During his career Thomas represented both Sydney and

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

. He was selected to represent Sydney against France during the 1951 French tour of Australasia in a match that ended in a 19-all draw.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Ray Australian rugby league players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Sydney Roosters players City New South Wales rugby league team players Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people)