Arwel Thomas
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Arwel Camber Thomas is a former Wales
international rugby union
player. An outside-half, he played his club rugby for Swansea RFC
.
In 2008, now playing with Welsh Premiership club Neath
, he announced his retirement form rugby after the 2008 Konica Minolta Cup
final against Pontypridd
. Thomas later reversed his decision and was given the captaincy of Neath for the 2009/10 season. He is now though playing semi-profesional rugby as player coach at birchgrove RFC in Swansea.
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. An outside-half, he played his club rugby for Swansea RFC
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
.
In 2008, now playing with Welsh Premiership club Neath
Neath RFC
Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem...
, he announced his retirement form rugby after the 2008 Konica Minolta Cup
WRU Challenge Cup
The WRU Challenge Cup , or its full name of the Welsh Rugby Union Challenge Cup, is Wales' premier knockout rugby union competition and is organised by the Welsh Rugby Union....
final against Pontypridd
Pontypridd RFC
Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, known as Ponty, are a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, currently playing in the British and Irish Cup, Principality Premiership, and are the current SWALEC Cup champions....
. Thomas later reversed his decision and was given the captaincy of Neath for the 2009/10 season. He is now though playing semi-profesional rugby as player coach at birchgrove RFC in Swansea.