David "Dai" Thomas (15 February 1879 – 1958) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Other Nationalities, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage No. 74), as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[2]
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| Full name | David Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1879 Morriston, Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1958 (aged 78–79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
International honours edit
David "Dai" Thomas won a cap, and scored his team's first try, playing as a forward, i.e. number 11, for Other Nationalities in the 9–3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[3][4]
Championship appearances edit
Dai Thomas played in Oldham's victory in the Championship during the 1904–05 season.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Representative Honours". orl-heritagetrust.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ The Umpire (1905). Oldham Football Team - Winners of the Northern League Championship, Season 1904–05. The Umpire. ISBN n/a
External links edit
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Representative Honours