Dean Thomas (rugby league)
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Born | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England | 10 May 1966|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 8 lb (99 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Rugby League: Leicester Storm coach Dean Thomas aims to get it right". Leicester Mercury.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jamaica Announces Squad for USA game". Jamaica Rugby League. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.