| Born | 14 April 2005 [1] Llanelli, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Thomas (born 14 April 2005) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at hooker for United Rugby Championship side Scarlets and the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.
From Llanelli, Thomas grew up a Scarlets fan regularly attending games with his father and grandfather. [3]
Starting with the 2023–24 Indigo Group Premiership, Thomas played for Llandovery RFC. [4]
Thomas was first drafted into the Scarlets squad in February 2024, making his debut off the bench in a 7-42 defeat to Munster. [5]
Ahead of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship season, Thomas captained the Scarlets in a friendly against Carmarthen Quins. [6]
The following season, Thomas was again named as captain for the Scarlets for a friendly against Carmarthen Quins and Llandovery. [7]
Thomas was next selected to start in the opening game of the 2025–26 URC season against Munster. [8]
Thomas was selected to represent Wales U20 in the U20 Six Nations in 2024, starting 5 of 6 games and ending the tournament with one try. Thomas would also play at the U20 RWC later that year.
Thomas' breakthrough game the following year in the 2025 U20 Six Nations, scoring 5 tries across the 5 games, helping Wales finish 3rd for the first time since 2017. Thomas would be named Man of the Match in both the second round game against Italy [9] and the final game against England. [10]