Yann Thomas

Yann Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) [1]
School Ashton Park School
Club information
Position Prop
Current club Gloucester Rugby
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2009-Gloucester Rugby86 (10)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Yann Thomas (born 16 April 1990 in Bristol) is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.

The 24-year-old prop joined the Gloucester Rugby Academy from West Country rivals Bristol before the 2008–9 season and impressed enough to earn a senior deal.

Made his full senior debut for the club in the LV= Cup in 2009–10, and has also played as a dual-registered player for Moseley. On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Thomas had signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season.[2] On 25 April 2015, Thomas has agreed a new contract extension with Gloucester.[3]

Yann Thomas's notable achievements off the field include saving Ashton Park Rugby Club, his first ever club, from closure in 2003. A series of thefts had left inadequate supplies to finish the season so Yann famously did a naked run raising £923.46, thus saving the rugby club.

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Gloucester: Nick Wood among nine to agree new contract". BBC. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Gloucester loose-head prop Yann Thomas new deal". Wilt-Glos Standard. 3 September 2015.

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