Gareth Thomas retires

[TRF_Olyy]

http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/11/10/25/manual_114600.html&BID=480

[URL="http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/11/10/25/manual_114600.html&BID=480"]Wales dual-code international rugby player Gareth Thomas has announced his retirement from all forms of rugby with immediate effect.

Emanuele Palladino from Thomas' management company Distinct said: "We can confirm that Gareth Thomas is officially retiring from both international and club rugby with immediate effect.

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[nickdnz]

Weird. Was looking forward to seeing him in the Four Nations.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Posted about this in the Welsh RL Squad thread.

Family issues apparently. He missed the game against Ireland for family reasons. So it must be quite serious.

 

[UilamOsa]

Was he any good? Never saw him play League?

Thought he would at least handle the defensive aspects really well at center (which I presume was where he was playing) and was a handy distributor for Wales Rugby Union.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

He was an ok player. Was hardly going to set the world alight in RL.

 

[nickdnz]

He was an ok player. Was hardly going to set the world alight in RL.

Certainly not at 37. If he made the transition younger, I'm sure he would have done fairly well. He's really just a high profile player to get interest up for league in Wales.

 

[Me 1]

Who is gonna play centre for us now? Don't know why he retired now, must be serious. Great servant for Welsh rugby though, wish him all the best.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Who is gonna play centre for us now?

Rhys Williams, Aled James and Lee Williams spring to mind from the current squad

 

[Jer1cho]

Gareth Thomas retired??? GAY

 

[Teh Mite]

Was he any good? Never saw him play League?

Was virtually knocked out the first time he touched the ball for Crusaders on debut. Literally the first time he touched the ball. 20 seconds into the game.

Never really moved on from there.

 

[Me 1]

Was virtually knocked out the first time he touched the ball for Crusaders on debut. Literally the first time he touched the ball. 20 seconds into the game.

Never really moved on from there.

Didn't he score a try that game?

 

[TRF_Cymro]

GT scored on his debut for Wales ... his Crusaders outing was well ... http://www.rugbydump.com/2010/03/1346/gareth-thomas-takes-a-battering-on-league-debut

 

[Me 1]

Oops, thought he got debut try for both, sorry bout that. But he did stay on for 30 minutes.