Dean Thomas (rugby league)

Dean Thomas
Personal information
Born (1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 58)
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 8 lb (99 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
c1993–99 Ryedale-York
1999–01 Barrow Raiders
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2005–06 Gateshead Thunder 42 19 1 22 45
2013–16 Leicester Storm 46 15 0 31 33
Total 88 34 1 53 39
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2004–05 West Indies 1 1 0 0 100
2009–11 Jamaica 6 2 0 4 33

Dean Thomas is an English Rugby league football coach and former player. He was the coach of the Leicester Storm in the Conference League South.[1]

Player

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Thomas played for Ryedale-York and Barrow Raiders. His primary position was winger. While at Ryedale-York he coached the York u16's in the English schools Rugby League after gaining his level 2 coaching badge.

Coaching

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After retiring from playing in 2001 Thomas joined Sheffield Eagles rugby league club as fitness conditioner staying in this role for 5 years. He left to join National League Two club Gateshead Thunder as head coach. During his two-season stay he took the club to the play-offs in both seasons. He left to go to Salford City Reds where he was a fitness conditioner. In 2008 he returned to Sheffield Eagles as Head of Youth Development and performance coach. Thomas was appointed head coach of Leicester Storm in 2013

International

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Dean was appointed coach for the West Indies in 2004. In 2009 he was appointed head coach of Jamaica where he coached them in the 2009 Atlantic Cup,[2] and the qualifiers for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League: Leicester Storm coach Dean Thomas aims to get it right". Leicester Mercury.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Jamaica Announces Squad for USA game". Jamaica Rugby League. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
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