Iestyn Thomas

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Iestyn Thomas
Rugby union career

Full name	Iestyn Dafydd Thomas
Date of birth	(1976-12-15) December 15, 1976
Place of birth	Pontypool, Wales
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing career
Position	Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
?–? ?–2002 2002–2003	Pontypool Ebbw Vale Llanelli	? ? ?	(?) (?) (?)
correct as of 18:17, 13 February 2008 (UTC).
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–2012	Scarlets	214	(60)
correct as of 18:17, 26 Apr 2012 (UTC).
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2000–2007	Wales	33	(0)
correct as of 18:17, 26 Apr 2012 (UTC).

Iestyn Thomas (born 15 December 1976 in Pontypool, Wales) is a former Wales international rugby union player. In April 2012 he retired from rugby due to injury.^[1]

Club career

A prop forward, Thomas started his rugby career with hometown club Pontypool RFC, but later moved to the top division with Ebbw Vale RFC. He was Mike Ruddock's choice as captain as he successfully kept Ebbw Vale in the league and had an impressive campaigns in the Parker Pen Cup. In 2002, Thomas join Llanelli RFC with 11 Welsh caps to his name. He progressed to the Scarlets regional team attaining 33 Wales caps in total.

International career

Thomas made his international debut for Wales on 11 November 2000 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against Samoa; Wales won the match 50–6. He then came off the bench in matches against the USA and South Africa.

Thomas played in three matches in the 2002 Six Nations, as well as playing two Tests against the Springboks in South Africa, and against the All Blacks at the end of the year.

After playing in the 2003 Six Nations Championship, and playing in two Tests for Wales in June, Thomas was included in Wales' 2003 Rugby World Cup squad, where he played in three matches.

Coaching

In May 2012 Thomas was rumoured to be joining Newport Gwent Dragons as forwards coach.

References

↑ Iestyn Thomas retires

External links

Profile at scarlets.co.uk
Profile at wru.co.uk
Profile at ercrugby.com

v t e Wales squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Bennett Charvis (c) Cockbain Davies Jenkins Jones, A. Jones, Dafydd Jones, Duncan Llewellyn McBryde Popham Sidoli Thomas, I. Thomas, J. Williams, M. Wyatt

Backs	Cooper Evans Harris Jones, M. Jones, S. Morgan Parker Peel Shanklin Sweeney Taylor Thomas Williams, R. Williams, S.

Coach	Hansen

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Iestyn
Alternative names
Short description	Welsh rugby union player
Date of birth	15 December 1976
Place of birth	Pontypool, Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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