Jonathan Thomas

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Jonathan Thomas
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Thomas
Date of birth December 27, 1982 (1982-12-27) (age 25)
Place of birth Pembroke, Wales
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 17 st 5 lbs (110 kg)
School(s) attended Pembroke Comprehensive School
Club information
Position(s) Flanker
Current club Ospreys
Number 6
Youth clubs
Years Club
Pembroke RFC
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)

2003 ‐
Swansea RFC
Ospreys

87 (20)
Representative teams
2003 ‐ Wales 43 (35)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

For the actor, see Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Thomas (born 27 December 1982 in Pembroke) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at flanker for the Ospreys at club level and Wales. He has also played at number eight and lock.

He started out playing for Pembroke RFC juniors before playing for Swansea RFC and played for Wales at Under 16, Under 19 and Under 21 level. He made his international debut against Australia in 2003. He became noticed by many during the 2003 Rugby World Cup in the match against New Zealand.

Thomas has been part of two Six Nations Grand Slams in 2005 where he only started one of the matches and more recently in 2008 where he started every game and was one of the best players. His ball carrying skills were immense.

In his 43 appearances for Wales he has scored 7 tries.

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