Jonathan Thomas

For the actor, see Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

Jonathan Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Thomas
Date of birth	December 27, 1982 (1982-12-27)
Place of birth	Pembroke, Wales
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	17 st 5 lb (110 kg)
School(s) attended	Pembroke Comprehensive School, Stackpole VC School
Club information
Position(s)	Second row, Number 8 or Flanker
Current club	Ospreys
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Pembroke RFC
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2003 ‐	Swansea RFC Ospreys	87 (20)
Representative teams**
2003 ‐	Wales	67 (35)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 16:55, 20 Aug 2011 (UTC).

Jonathan Thomas (born 27 December 1982 in Pembroke) is a Welsh international rugby union player who plays at flanker for the Ospreys. He has also played at number eight and lock.

He started out playing for Pembroke RFC juniors before playing for Swansea RFC and played for Wales at Under 16, Under 19 and Under 21 level. He made his international debut against Australia in 2003. He became noticed by many during the 2003 Rugby World Cup in the match against New Zealand.

Thomas has been part of two Six Nations Grand Slams in 2005 where he only started one of the matches and more recently in 2008 where he started every game and was one of the best players. He has been noted for his ball-carrying skills.

On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.

In his appearances for Wales he has scored 7 tries.

External links

• Ospreys profile
• Wales profile