Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas, nicknamed "Alfie", is a retired Welsh professional rugby player, who represented Wales in both rugby union and rugby league. With 100 test match appearances he was the most capped Welsh rugby union player until he was overtaken by Stephen Jones in September 2011. He is currently ranked 12th among international try scorers and is the second highest Wales try scorer behind Shane Williams. He also won 4 rugby league caps for Wales, scoring 3 tries...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth25 July 1974
CityBridgend, Wales
available player plays squad treated welcomed
When Gavin is available or if he plays well enough to get back into the squad he will be treated like every other player and welcomed back.
campaign harder start today year
Today was very important for us. It's the start of a big campaign for us and we know this year will be much harder for us.
against fire good news seen tries wasps
He's on fire, I've seen other tries of his against Wasps and Cardiff, and it's good news for Wales.
aim carrying england five gone happened holding knee means minutes next playing run stop swelling tidy tight whatever
I didn't know how it was going to go. Carrying on playing means the swelling is going up and down. It could have gone in the first five minutes or the warm-up. Whatever happened I had to play before the England game. My next aim is to get the strapping off, because it's holding my knee in place and is so tight I can't run tidy with it. It will take more than this to stop me playing.
family heart honestly last looking room time
I honestly thought I was having a heart attack. I thought I was going to die. I was looking around the room at my family thinking, 'this is the last time I am going to see you all'.
became behalf intended private public
I just want to apologies on behalf of the team. It was a private disagreement that became public and I never really intended it to become public the way it did.
against confidence difficult england forward full game ideal leg looking next run saturday strapped
I'll be going to the England game full of confidence and full of running. It wasn't ideal for me on Saturday and it was difficult for me to run because my leg was so heavily strapped - but I'm looking forward to next weekend's game against Pau and then, if selected, the England game.
knows means
As for Scott Johnson, everyone knows what Scott means to the players.
europe extensive overlap require
EMI and Bertelsmann aren't the most complementary with a substantial overlap in Europe that would probably require extensive disposals (of operations).
against change dangerous france game good last plan thinking tough week worked
They will come down here thinking about other things and on a high, and it will be a dangerous game for us. This is a tough challenge. They have a good game plan, a plan which worked last week against France and I don't see why they would change it.
bitter dangerous game happened high last mouths record taste thinking wanting
They will come down with a bitter taste in their mouths after what happened last year. They will be wanting to put the record straight. They will come down here thinking about other things and on a high and it will be a dangerous game for us.
aid delivered people sure swiftly
This is about making sure that humanitarian aid is delivered swiftly and effectively to the people of Niger.
blacks deserved difficult series
It's been a difficult series but we didn't give up. If you look at the series as a whole we weren't the better team. The All Blacks deserved it.
bring element flair game good mix open power together
They have a good mix to their game. They can bring power element and flair element together and that could open the game up for us.