Harold Thomas (rugby)
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Personal information
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| Full name | Harold Watkin Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 February 1914 Neath, Wales |
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| Died | 10 December 1989 (aged 75) Neath, Wales |
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harold Watkin Thomas (19 February 1914 — 10 December 1989) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, and 1940s, 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
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.
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