Birth name | Daniel Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol Bro Myrddin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dan Thomas (born 11 October 1993) is a Welsh rugby union player currently playing for the Bristol Bears, having previously played for both Llanelli RFC and Gloucester. His position is Flanker. He is a Wales Under-20 international.
In January 2013 he was selected in the Wales Under 20 squad for the 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [1]
On 2 May 2017, Thomas left Gloucester to join local rivals Bristol in the RFU Championship ahead of the 2017–18 season. [2] Bristol Head coach (at the time) Mark Tainton said that Thomas' form and physicality 'impressed', whilst at previous club, Gloucester. [3]
On 1 March 2019 Thomas scored his first English Premiership try for Bristol, in a dramatic and close victory, against former team Gloucester. [4]
Thomas rejoined the Scarlets on a short-term loan on 20 October 2022, as injury cover. [5]