16 May 13
On Saturday 11th May the Vale of Glamorgan Schools U11s retained the DC Thomas Cup with a 7 tries to 2 victory over Newport Schools at the Millennium Stadium in an excellent display of running rugby
Clare Williams


Rhys Thomas was a member of the Newport under-21 squad when he played for the Cardiff senior side in the spring of 2003. Originally from the Cynon valley, where he was spotted by David Young, Rhys impressed everyone in his four games for the blue and blacks and he was quickly snapped up for the Blues’ regional squad.
Rhys has also had plenty of representative experience with the Wales under-21 team, featuring in all five matches played in the 2003 under-21 World Cup in England. Rhys made his try scoring debut for the Blues against the Celtic Warriors on December 27 2003. In 2007 he was selected in the 30 man squad for the RWC.
| DOB | 23rd Apr 1982 |
| Birthplace | Abercynon, Wales |
| Height | 1.83 m (6' 0") |
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Hooker |
| Honours | Wales (27 caps) |











| Date | Opposition | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2011 |
Edinburgh Rugby |
80 |
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| 11/09/2011 |
Benetton Treviso |
75 |
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| 16/09/2011 |
Ulster Rugby |
80 |
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| 23/09/2011 |
Munster Rugby |
80 |
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| 29/10/2011 |
Connacht Rugby |
80 |
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| 11/11/2011 |
Racing Métro 92 |
80 |
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| 18/11/2011 |
London Irish |
1 |
5 |
71 |
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| 24/11/2011 |
Aironi Rugby |
65 |
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| 09/12/2011 |
Edinburgh Rugby |
67 |
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| 16/12/2011 |
Edinburgh Rugby |
80 |
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| 14/01/2012 |
London Irish |
63 |
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| 05/02/2012 |
Harlequins |
80 |
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| 10/02/2012 |
Connacht Rugby |
49 |
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| 17/02/2012 |
Ulster Rugby |
19 |
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| 24/02/2012 |
Munster Rugby |
24 |
|||||||
| 03/03/2012 |
Benetton Treviso |
80 |
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| 15/03/2012 |
Newport Gwent Dragons |
53 |
|||||||
| Total | Played 17 | 1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1126 |
| Competition | Team | Played | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
5 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2011-2012 - LV= Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
1 |
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| 2011-2012 - RaboDirect PRO12 |
Cardiff Blues |
9 +2 |
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| 2011-2012 Total |
15 +2 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| 2010-2011 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
4 |
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| 2010-2011 - LV= Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +1 |
|||||||
| 2010-2011 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
13 |
4 |
20 | |||||
| 2010-2011 Total |
17 +1 |
4 |
20 | ||||||
| 2009-2010 - Amlin Challenge Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
3 |
|||||||
| 2009-2010 - Friendly |
Cardiff Blues |
1 |
|||||||
| 2009-2010 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +4 |
|||||||
| 2009-2010 - LV= Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
2 +1 |
|||||||
| 2009-2010 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
12 +4 |
2 |
||||||
| 2009-2010 Total |
18 +9 |
2 |
|||||||
| 2008-2009 - EDF Energy Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
1 +3 |
|||||||
| 2008-2009 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
2 +4 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2008-2009 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
13 +3 |
1 |
1 |
5 | ||||
| 2008-2009 Total |
16 +10 |
3 |
1 |
15 | |||||
| 2007-2008 - EDF Energy Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
2 +1 |
|||||||
| 2007-2008 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
1 +4 |
|||||||
| 2007-2008 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
5 +6 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2007-2008 Total |
8 +11 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| 2006-2007 - EDF Energy Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
4 |
1 |
||||||
| 2006-2007 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
5 |
|||||||
| 2006-2007 - Magners League |
Cardiff Blues |
11 +2 |
|||||||
| 2006-2007 Total |
20 +2 |
1 |
|||||||
| 2005-2006 - Celtic League |
Cardiff Blues |
9 +5 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2005-2006 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
4 +1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2005-2006 - Powergen Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +1 |
|||||||
| 2005-2006 Total |
13 +7 |
3 |
15 | ||||||
| 2004-2005 - Celtic League |
Cardiff Blues |
8 +5 |
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| 2004-2005 - European Playoff |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +1 |
|||||||
| 2004-2005 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
2 +3 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2004-2005 Total |
10 +9 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| 2003-2004 - Celtic League |
Cardiff Blues |
8 +5 |
2 |
1 |
10 | ||||
| 2003-2004 - Heineken Cup |
Cardiff Blues |
0 +1 |
|||||||
| 2003-2004 Total |
8 +6 |
2 |
1 |
10 | |||||
| Total - Heineken Cup |
23 +17 |
5 |
25 | ||||||
| Total - LV= Cup |
10 +7 |
1 |
|||||||
| Total - RaboDirect PRO12 |
88 +32 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
50 | ||||
| Total - Amlin Challenge Cup |
3 |
||||||||
| Total - Friendly |
1 |
||||||||
| Total - European Playoff |
0 +1 |
||||||||
| Total |
125 +57 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
75 |