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Aled Thomas
Full nameAled Thomas
Date of birth (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthBancyfelin, Wales
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st; 200 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half

Aled Thomas (born 2 January 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player. A fly-half, who plays for the Scarlets in the Guinness Pro 12.

Aled Thomas first joined the Scarlets in 2004, making his first appearance in the Celtic League match against Ulster in Ravenhill. Following spells playing for Newport Gwent Dragons and London Welsh, He signed for the Scarlets as cover for the 2011 Rugby World Cup .

Thomas has represented Wales at all Junior age group levels and at Sevens level. On 7 March 2009, Thomas was part of the squad that won the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, scoring the winning try in the final against Argentina.

On 24 March 2014, Thomas signed a two-year deal to play for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership for the 2014-15 season.[1]

On 13 February 2015, Thomas made a surprise return to the Wales Sevens squad to take part in the 2015 USA Sevens held in Las Vegas, as part of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[2]

After one season with Gloucester, Thomas was granted his early release to rejoin his home region Scarlets in Wales for his third spell at the region, from the 2015-16 season.[3]

On 22 April 2015, Thomas was selected for the Barbarians, as they defeated Scottish club Heriot RFC 97-13 in a friendly match, as part of their 125th Anniversary Special for both clubs.[4]

Aled Thomas
Medal record
Rugby Sevens
Representing  Wales
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal – first place Dubai 2009

References

  1. ^ "Gloucester sign Scarlets fly-half Aled Thomas from next season". Sky Sports. 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Aled Thomas surprise return to Wales Sevens". WRU. 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Gloucester fly-half Aled Thomas resigns for the Scarlets". BBC Sport. 9 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Aled Thomas Barbarians call-up". Scotsmen. 22 April 2015.


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