About Denzil Thomas
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 84). Denzil Thomas was an athlete and rugby union player.
James Denzil Thomas (21 April 1929 — 17 February 2014) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Llandyfriog, Thomas attended Llandeilo and Ystalyfera Grammar Schools.
Thomas, a centre, played with many clubs during his career, with appearances for Bath, Brynamman, Cwmgors, Llanelli, Neath, the RAF, Skewen and Tenby United. His solitary Wales cap, a 1954 Five Nations match against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, came while he was with Llanelli. He won the match off his own boot with a stoppage time drop-goal to put Wales in front, but still lost his place in the side for the remaining tournament fixtures.
A schoolteacher by profession, Thomas had 30 years as Sports Master of Greenhill Grammar School in Tenby.
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Denzil Thomas was born on 21 April 1929.
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Denzil Thomas died on 17 February 2014.
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Denzil Thomas was an athlete and rugby union player.
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