Ben Thomas (rugby union)

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Ben Thomas
Birth nameBen Thomas
Date of birth (1998-11-25) 25 November 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Inside Centre
Fly Half
Current team Cardiff Rugby
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2019 Cardiff RFC 38 (127)
2019– Cardiff Rugby 43 (40)
Correct as of 5 November 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018
2021–
Wales U20 [1]
Wales
7
2
(0)
(4)
Correct as of 5 November 2022

Ben Thomas (born 25 November 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Rugby as a centre. He was a Wales under-20 international. [2]

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Thomas made his debut for Cardiff in 2019 having previously played for the Cardiff academy. [3] [4] [5] Despite developing as a 10, Thomas switched to inside centre ahead of the 2018/19 season. Following a successful transition, Thomas was named Best Newcomer in the Premiership after helping Cardiff RFC claim the National Cup, the club's first silverware since 2009. [6]

On 7 June 2021 Thomas received his first call up for the senior Wales team for the 2021 Summer Internationals, replacing Callum Sheedy at fly-half in the second half of the match against Canada to win his first cap.

Personal life

Thomas is the son of British light-middleweight boxing champion Pat Thomas

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References

  1. "Ben THOMAS - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby".
  2. "Ben Thomas". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. "Introducing Ben Thomas, the youngster who could be the long-term answer to Wales' problem area". Wales Online. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. "Cardiff v Edinburgh: Thomas at the tiller as Cardiff chase Champ Cup place". The Rugby Paper. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. "Eye-catching Ben Thomas gives Wales the chance to do what they haven't done since Gavin Henson". Wales Online. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. "Ben Thomas wins Principality Premiership Best Newcomer award – CARDIFF RFC".