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
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We know from experience that the absence of sexual and reproductive health services results in an increase in unintended pregnancies and, inevitably, a greater number of unsafe abortions.
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Of course there's extra pressure. I've not slept for five nights worrying about the things that I've been accused of.
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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.
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Scott has been with us through many ups and downs and we may be in for a tough time now but, with him in charge, we feel we can come through it.
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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.
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If things go well, I would like to think that I might make it for the second half of the Wales tour to Argentina.
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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.
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I would love Scott Johnson to stay. Everyone in the squad would. He's an amazing coach and person.
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The cold weather this week has triggered a real transition in our fortunes,
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As for Scott Johnson, everyone knows what Scott means to the players.
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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.
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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'.