Rhys Thomas

[Andy Moore @andygoosemoore]

16–20: The Missing Link in Welsh Rugby

Welsh rugby isn’t short of talent.

It’s short of structure between 16 and 20.

In my latest piece, I’ve moved from identifying the problems to outlining a practical framework to widen the base and strengthen the pathway.

If we’re serious about the future, this is where the work sits.

Read it here: https://t.co/CnjPznuvIl

I’m genuinely interested in views from coaches, players and administrators.
https://t.co/eOz5AKsQES

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@ianlew17 🤣🤣🤣

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@LeeJarvis10 Totally agree. Going in to HT 7-19 would have given us hope. That moment of madness killed all hope. Keeping him in the match day squad next week would condone this madness.

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@benonwine They shouldn’t be here in the first place.

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@RhysWilliamsTV Great road! Makes it feel like the midlands is ‘up the road’ from Ammanford 😉👍

[MMAD @MMADACADEMY]

💥 Ein timoedd ar gyfer Cwpan DC Thomas, Cae Carwyn James, Cefneithin. Pob lwc!

💥 Good luck to our teams for this Saturday's DC Thomas Cup at Cefneithin RFC!

[MMAD @MMADACADEMY]

Gwynebau #hapus wrth i'n chwaraewyr fwynhau eu gemau v @CfyrddinDan11 . Diolch yn fawr i
@Llandybie_RFC am eich croeso.

Happy faces from our Under 11s players. Thank you very much to @Llandybie_RFC for your welcome & best wishes to Carmarthen for the season.

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@simonrug We can afford 4 / no sorry we can’t afford 4, it should be 2 / oh hang on, we can afford 4 again now… 🤔🤷‍♂️

[MMAD @MMADACADEMY]

💪🏉 Pob lwc i'n carfan MMAD Dan 11 am y tymor #DechreuadGrêt💥

💪🏉 Good luck to our MMAD Under 11s Squad for the season #GreatStart💥

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@HemiCousins3 Bargain Hem bach 👌🏼

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@philsteele1 @CardiffMetRFC @gemRPhD

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@PhoenixRugbyRFC @Oweninsouts @TheVietGwent Go back to the tiered entry system where stronger teams enter in later rounds. Part of the mystery of the cup was that ‘theoretically’ a team in Div 6 ‘could’ win the Cup and there would always be the odd surprise result. FA cup style. Introduce secondary Plate & Bowl Comp too.

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@Oweninsouts @TheVietGwent Also bring back the Welsh Cup where teams in the SRC can be drawn against the minnows. Increased interest, engagement and bigger gates = financial support for smaller clubs 🏆

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

Liar.

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

“Under a Labour government we would freeze energy bills. We wouldn’t allow them to go up.”

~ Keir Starmer

Another lie.

Energy prices are to rise again, by 2% in October. Energy prices are 12% higher than when Labour came into government in July 2024.

[Sei Williams @CapS45]

The WRU will launch its consultation on the future of the game in Wales on Wednesday.

If it gets this wrong, we might as well all walk away.

Supercharging into oblivion?

https://t.co/oU9pBvEmIT

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@cooltechtipz 45

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@Alex_Williams12 @JamesMelville 😳😳😳

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

Spot on!

[Sei Williams @CapS45]

"'Systemic failure of leadership’ is the main theme within the WRU as a whole these days. Loads of people in charge and nobody in charge".

Nathaniel Hale for Gwladrugby.

https://t.co/bwbgb59rNe

[Rhys Thomas @RhysLight]

@brumby_fan Nope. Clear attempt to wrap.