Gareth Thomas (born 2 August 1993) is a Welsh professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Wales national team.

Club career

Thomas made his debut for the Ospreys regional team in 2014 having previously played for

Carmarthen Quins Carmarthen Quins Rugby Football Club () are one of two Welsh rugby union clubs based in Carmarthen in West Wales, the other being Carmarthen Athletic. They currently play in the Super Rygbi Cymru and are a feeder club for the Scarlets regional ...

Llanelli RFC Llanelli Rugby Football Club () 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 Pemberton. The club song is " ...

and

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. He was also connected to the

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region before joining the Ospreys. His cousin is Scarlets loosehead prop

Steffan Thomas Steffan Thomas (born 27 April 1997) is a Welsh rugby union player, currently playing for Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Scarlets. His preferred position is prop. Scarlets Thomas made his Scarlets debut in Round 2 of the 2017–18 A ...

International career

Thomas was selected in the Wales squad for the

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and made his debut off the bench against Canada. He was selected in the Wales squad for the 2021 Autumn Nations Series. Thomas started all three tests against South Africa in 2022, and part of a famous first Welsh victory on South African soil.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Gareth 1993 births Living people Carmarthen Quins RFC players Llanelli RFC players Ospreys (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Ceredigion Scarlets players 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Welsh rugby union players Rugby union props 2023 Rugby World Cup players Wales international rugby union players