Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas , born the July 25th 1974 in Bridgend (Wales), is a player of Rugby Welsh. He plays in team of Wales and evolves/moves at the back station of within the manpower of the Cardiff Blues.

After having taken part in three world cups between 1995 and 2003, it becomes in 2004 captain of the team of Wales, which carries out a Grand slam at the time of the Tournoi of the six nations 2005. However it misses the last 2 matches for a wound with the inch.

2005 is for him a great year, because it also gains the cut of Europe with the Stade Toulousain, club which it joined at the beginning of the season 2004-05 after the withdrawal of all competitions of its old club of the Celtic Warriors. It is also retained for the round of the Lions in New Zealand. Following the wound of Brian O' Driscoll it is named captain of the round of the Lions .

Since 2004, he is also the largest marker of tests in international match of Welsh Rugby.

In 2006, it receives the Pat Marshall Award of the specialized British press (within the Rugby Union Writers Club , created in 1961), as being appointed better European player for the year 2005.

It undergoes in March 2006 a serious vascular accident following the consequences of one shock to the head which failed to stop its career of player prematurely and drew aside it from the grounds for the end of the season 2005-06.

At the 32 years age, it signed in winter a 2006 contract with the Cardiff Blues to go to finish its career in its native land and of heart after its passage that he will say " expérimental" with the Stade Toulousain, and after probably having buckled its fourth and last world cup, in France.

After part of cut of tumultuous Europe with the Stade Toulousain, it is suspended and it takes part only in two matches of the Tournoi of the six nations 2007. It equalizes on this occasion the record of 92 capes for the team of Wales of Gareth Llewellyn.

It beats the record saturdays May 26th 2007 against the team of Australia. At 33 years, it was renewed at its post of captain of the Welsh team for the world cup 2007 in France.

Career

In club

In national team

It honoured its first wraps international in team of Wales the May 27th 1995 against the team of Japan.

Prize list

In club

  • Victorious of the cut of Europe: 2005

In national team

(Up to date to the 15.11.07)
  • 100 selections in team of Wales since 1995
  • 40 tests (200 points)
  • Captain in 2003 (1 time), 2004 (3 times), 2005 (8 times), 2006 (2 times)
  • Selections per year: 5 in 1995,7 in 1996,11 in 1997, 7 in 1998,10 in 1999,7 in 2000, 9 in 2001,5 in 2002, 11 in 2003,8 in 2004,6 in 2005,4 in 2006,10 in 2007
  • Large slam: 2005
  • 3 selections with the Lions
  • 1 test (5 points)

In world cup :

External bonds

  • Profile of the player by lequipe.fr

  • Statistical by itsrugby.fr
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  • by sporting-heroes.net 1
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