Delme Thomas
| Player information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Delme Thomas | |
| birthday | September 12, 1942 | |
| place of birth | Bancyfelin , Carmarthenshire , Wales | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Second row striker | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
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Carmarthen RFC Llanelli RFC |
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| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1966–1974 1966, 1968, 1971 |
Wales British and Irish Lions |
25 (0) 7 (0) |
William Delme Thomas (born September 12, 1942 in Bancyfelin , Carmarthenshire ) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played in the second row . He was active for the Welsh national team and the British and Irish Lions .
Thomas started rugby at the age of twelve. Before that, he mostly played football . In 1966 he was first invited to tour the Lions without having previously played an international match for Wales. His national team debut followed against New Zealand in the second test of the series. He ousted the actual captain Mike Campbell-Lamerton . In 1968 he was again part of the Lions and had to play in the front row in two friendly matches . Both series were clearly lost, the selection won no game against the national teams. In 1971 the only successful series of the Lions in New Zealand succeeded, Thomas was back.
In 1972, Thomas led the Llanelli RFC as captain to win the Welsh Championship and a win over the New Zealand All Blacks that went down in history. A year earlier, he had won the Grand Slam at the Five Nations with Wales .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Thomas, Delme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomas, William Delme |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bancyfelin , Carmarthenshire , Wales |