Gareth Thomas rugby player
Gareth Thomas rugby player

Gareth Thomas

2nd Aug 1993 1.88m/109kg Loosehead Prop

Match Preview: Wales v Georgia

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales have already qualified for the quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille...

Wales’ Gareth Thomas has first-hand experience of Georgia threat

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gareth Thomas knows from painful experience the misery that Georgia’s forwards can inflict on opponents. Wales need one point from Saturday’s Pool C finale against Georgia in Nantes to guarantee...

Anscombe to start at fly-half - Wales announce squad to play Georgia

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named his match-day 23 to play Georgia at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Saturday 7 October and has made six changes to his starting 15, including captain Dewi...

Jac Morgan captains Wales against Australia

7 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales will travel to Lyon this evening (Friday) from their team base in Versailles. Adam Beard is named in the second row to win his 50th cap for Wales. Will Rowlands starts alongside him.   Jac...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Wales v Portugal

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Everything you need to know about Wales v Portugal at Stade de Nice, on Saturday, 16 September.     Wales survived a dramatic Fiji fightback in Bordeaux last Sunday, as a Semi Radradra knock-on...

Pressure still on Wales despite narrow win over Fiji – Jonathan Humphreys

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jonathan Humphreys insists the pressure is not off Wales after a thrilling victory over Fiji increased hopes of a fourth successive Rugby World Cup quarter-final appearance. Wales’ 32-26 success...

Wales set new Rugby World Cup tackle record

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales held on for a narrow 32-26 victory against Fiji in Bordeaux on Sunday, with the Fijians camped on Wales’ line in the closing stages of the game but unable to find what could have been a decisive...

George North still loving ‘wicked’ World Cup life on eve of fourth tournament

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales centre George North will join an elite Rugby World Cup club when he runs out against opening opponents Fiji on Sunday.   It will be North’s fourth tournament, a feat achieved by only...

Wales name side to face Fiji in opening pool match of World Cup

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales arrived in Bordeaux from their team base in Versailles this afternoon ahead of the weekend’s fixture. The starting line-up includes five players making their Rugby World Cup debuts. A further...

Rugby World Cup rookies in the spotlight

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

No player ever forgets their first cap for their country, let alone when it comes on the game’s greatest stage – at a Rugby World Cup. For those rookies fortunate enough to get picked for...