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