Phil Thomas (rugby)
# Phil Thomas (rugby)

Philip Thomas (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Tredegar RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales and Yorkshire, and at club level for Oldham (Heritage No. 82), Leeds, Hull Kingston Rovers and Harrogate ARLFC, as a centre.

## Playing career

### International honours

Phil Thomas won caps for Wales (RL) while at Leeds, and Hull Kingston Rovers 4-caps 1908…1911, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1908 against New Zealand.

### County honours

Phil Thomas won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Leeds, including against New Zealand at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 18 December 1907.

### County Cup Final appearances

Phil Thomas played right-centre in Hull Kingston Rovers' 10-22 defeat by Huddersfield in the 1911–12 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 25 November 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.

Phil Thomas changed rugby football codes from rugby union to rugby league when he transferred from Tredegar RFC to Oldham, he made his début for Oldham playing left-centre in the 26–0 victory over Hunslet F.C. at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 4 October 1902, and he played his last match for Oldham playing left-centre in the 2–5 defeat by Bradford F.C. at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 23 January 1904. He transferred from Oldham to Leeds, he transferred from Leeds to Hull Kingston Rovers, he transferred from Hull Kingston Rovers to Harrogate ARLFC.

