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Harold Thomas (rugby)

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Name
  
Harold Thomas

Role
  
Rugby

Died
  
December 10, 1989, Neath, United Kingdom

Harold Watkin Thomas (19 February 1914 — 10 December 1989 (aged 75)) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and Wales XV, and at club level for his native town of Neath, as a Lock, i.e. number 4 or 5, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Neath

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International honours

Harold Thomas won caps for Wales (RU) while at Neath RFC in 1936 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1937 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, represented Wales XV (RU) while at Salford (RL) in the 'Victory International' non-Test match(es) between December 1945 and April 1946, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Salford 1938…1939 2-caps.

Six rugby league footballers represented Wales XV (RU) while at rugby league clubs, they were; Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Gomer Hughes, Hugh Lloyd-Davies, Harold Thomas, and Leslie Thomas.

Gomer Hughes, and Harold Thomas had previously won Wales (RU) caps, but the other footballers had not, and having already changed to the rugby league code they were unable to do so, Tyssul Griffiths, Elwyn Gwyther, Leslie Thomas, did go on to win Wales (RL) caps, but Hugh Lloyd-Davies, and W. E. "Billy" Williams won neither Wales (RU) nor Wales (RL) caps.

County Cup final appearances

Harold Thomas played Right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Salford's 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1938 Lancashire Cup final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938.

References

Harold Thomas (rugby) Wikipedia