Player

Billy Thomas - Hooker

Cardiff

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Date Of Birth	01/09/1933
Place Of Birth	Bargoed
Education	Lewis Boys School, Pengam
Clubs	Cardiff, Newport, Abertillery, Bargoed
Honours	Wales, Wales Schools, Wales Youth RU
Invitational	Crawshays, Barbarians

William James (Billy) Thomas played for Abertillery, Bargoed, Newport and for Cardiff from 1958 until 1967. He played 258 games for the club over nine seasons and was awarded his club cap in 1959 – 60. In 1961 he won his first Welsh cap against France in Paris, replacing Bryn Meredith as hooker but having to wait until Wales next played in Paris to win his only other cap, on this occasion replacing Llanelli hooker Norman Gale. After ten seasons at the Arms Park Billy retired from rugby.
Sadly, Billy James passed away in 2013 at the age of 80.

PLAYER FOR				P	W	D	L	TRY	CON	PEN	DG	PTS
Wales				2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL				2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

TEAM	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PTS
Newport	24	21	0	3	845	446	104
Llandovery	22	20	0	2	717	355	95
Ebbw Vale	23	17	0	6	708	433	85
Cardiff	24	15	1	8	731	536	78
Pontypridd	24	12	1	11	544	572	63
Pontypool	21	13	0	8	549	485	61
Merthyr	21	11	0	10	535	569	56
Aberavon	23	8	0	15	507	652	47
Bridgend Ravens	22	8	0	14	463	667	42
Swansea	21	6	0	15	427	589	36
Carmarthen Quins	22	5	0	17	469	666	33
RGC 1404	21	5	0	16	424	579	30
Neath	22	3	0	19	379	749	20