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| Full name | Iestyn Dafydd Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1976-12-15)15 December 1976 (age 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypool,Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iestyn Thomas (born 15 December 1976) is a former Wales internationalrugby union player. In April 2012, he retired from rugby due to injury.[1]
A prop forward, Thomas started his rugby career with home-town clubPontypool RFC, but later moved to the top division withEbbw Vale RFC. He wasMike Ruddock's choice as captain as he successfully kept Ebbw Vale in the league and had an impressive campaign in theParker Pen Cup. In 2002, Thomas joinedLlanelli RFC with 11 Welsh caps to his name. He progressed to theScarlets regional team, for whom he played in more than 200 games over a nine-year career.
Thomas made his international debut for Wales on 11 November 2000 at theMillennium Stadium inCardiff againstSamoa; Wales won the match 50–6. He then came off the bench in matches against theUSA andSouth Africa.
Thomas played in three matches in the2002 Six Nations, as well as playing two tests against the Springboks in South Africa, and againstNew Zealand at the end of the year.
After playing in the2003 Six Nations Championship, and playing in two Tests for Wales in June, Thomas was included in Wales'2003 Rugby World Cup squad, where he played in three matches.
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