Full name | Thomas Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90.9 kg (200 lb; 14 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Rogers (born 17 December 1998) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and the Wales national team. [1] [2]
Rogers attended Ysgol Maes Y Gwendraeth, and came through the ranks at local club Cefneithin RFC before transferring to nearby Tumble RFC for youth rugby from where he was picked up by Scarlets academy. [3] Rogers made his senior rugby debut with Tumble RFC before transferring to Llanelli RFC semi-pros.
Rogers' first appearance for the Scarlets came on 12 November 2017 against Exeter in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. [4] Rogers made his Pro 14 debut in the away defeat to Edinburgh towards the end of the 2018 season. [5] In February 2020, Rogers scored his first Scarlets try in a bonus point victory over the Southern Kings. [6] In August 2020, Rogers signed a contract extension with the Scarlets. [7]
In 2022, Rogers extended his contract with the Scarlets. [8]
In 2017, Rogers was selected for Wales U18 on their tour to South Africa. [9]
Rogers was part of the Wales U20 squad for the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He played in four matches, and scored against Ireland and Italy. [10]
Rogers also represented Wales Sevens during the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. [11]
Rogers was called into the Wales squad for the 2021 Summer Tests against Canada and Argentina. [12] He made his debut against Canada on 3 July 2021, and played in the second test against Argentina. [13] On debut, Rogers became the first Cefneithin RFC player to represent Wales since Barry John. [3]
On 1 May 2023, Rogers was called up to the Wales 54-man training squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [14] Rogers started against England on 12 August 2023. [15]
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