Dai Thomas (rugby league)

For other people of the same name, see David Thomas.

For the rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales, Halifax, and Mid-Rhondda, see David Thomas (rugby league). For the rugby union footballer of the 1900s and '10s for Wales, Pontarddulais RFC, Gowerton RFC, Dunvant RFC, and Swansea RFC, see David John Thomas. For the rugby union footballer of the 1920s and '30s for Wales, Swansea RFC, and Glamorgan Police, see Dai Thomas.

David Thomas

Personal information
Full name	David Thomas
Nickname	Dai
Born	Wales
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1901–1905	Oldham	61	1			3
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1904	Other Nationalities	1	1			3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

David "Dai" Thomas was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who at representative level played for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham, playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12.^[1]

International honours

David "Dai" Thomas won a cap, and scored his teams first try, playing left-Second-row for Other Nationalities in the 9-3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.^[2][3]

Note

Someone named Dai Thomas currently holds Dewsbury's "Tries In A Season" record with 40-tries scored in the 1906–07 season, and their "Tries In A Match" record with 8-tries against Liverpool City on 13 April 1907. These records were set in the same era as the Dai Thomas of this article, and as he had left Oldham during the 1904–05 season, he may have gone onto play for Dewsbury. However, as the Dai Thomas of this article scored only 1-try in 61-games for Oldham, and in his Other Nationalities match he played Second-row, this would infer he was a low-scoring Forward, rather than a high-scoring Back, so the Dai Thomas who played for Dewsbury may be a different person, possibly David "Dai" Thomas.

References

1. ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_k_l.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
2. ^ "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. 2010-12-31. http://www.rl1895.com/1904.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
3. ^ "Representative Honours". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/representative/. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 

External links

• Search for "Thomas" at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
• Representative Honours

Persondata
Name	Thomas, David
Alternative names
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Date of birth
Place of birth	Wales
Date of death
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