Tom David
| Full name | Thomas Patrick David | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Tommy, Tom the Bomb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hawthorn Secondary Modern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Forward, Prop | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1981–? | Cardiff City Blue Dragons | () | |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1981–1982 | Wales | 2 | ((0)) |
| Position(s) | Flanker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ?-1972 1972–1976 1976–1981 1972–? |
Pontypridd RFC Llanelli RFC Pontypridd RFC Barbarian F.C. |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1973–1976 1974 |
Wales British Lions |
4 0 |
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Thomas Patrick "Tommy" David (born 2 April 1948 in Pontypridd) is a former Wales international rugby union and rugby league player. He was selected for the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa and at the time played club rugby for Llanelli RFC. He also played for his home-town club Pontypridd RFC and while at the club was part of the 1976 Grand Slam winning Wales team. In 1981 he switched codes to rugby league, representing Cardiff City Blue Dragons.
Thomas David commonly known as Tom or Tommy, was given the nickname "Tom the Bomb", and was noted for his diving, try-scoring prowess, which would be used to great effect in Pontypridd's 1975/76 season. David was a fitter by trade, but would later become a company director.
David was a keen rugby player as a youth, and represented his school, Hawthorn Secondary Modern before joining Pontypridd. In 1972 he switched to Llanelli, and was chosen to face New Zealand when the All Blacks played Llanelli as part of their 1972/73 tour. The game saw a historic win for Llanelli, beating New Zealand 9–3. This was the first of two encounters for David against the same touring All Blacks as he also played flanker in the Barbarian side of 1973 who were victorious against New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park. In between the two victories, the Wales national team also faced the New Zealanders, and many critics felt that David's robust style of play and heavy tackling, which he took to the All Blacks with Llanelli, should have been rewarded with his first international cap. David was not selected for the game, and Wales lost the game 19–16.
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