Simon Thomas Rugby

Writer for The Rugby Paper, RugbyPass and Planet Rugby.
Contact at [email protected] for freelance projects.

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

My new book “Welsh Rugby Greats: In Their Own Words” is available now from bookshops, Amazon and via https://t.co/fVmAEmCqLM.
Happy reading!
https://t.co/PD6jzUrL5o

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@GerwynThomas1 @JamieWall2 I presume they will be heading back there after the game as they are playing England next week. Makes sense from the point of view of that schedule, having a largely settled base.

[Jamie Wall @JamieWall2]

Your hard working NZ rugby media in the great city of Bath…the real heroes covering the stuff Aotearoa actually cares about

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@GerwynThomas1 @JamieWall2 The All Blacks have been based in Bath so far this week.
In Cardiff from tomorrow.

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

My new book “Welsh Rugby Greats: In Their Own Words” is available now from bookshops, Amazon and via https://t.co/fVmAEmCqLM.
Happy reading!
https://t.co/PD6jzUrL5o

[Paul Eddison @pauleddison]

Antoine Dupont set for his first start at fly-half for France

Big opportunity for Gregory Alldritt, could decide whether he makes next year’s World Cup

Good to have Marchand back at hooker

Underdogs but should be a great occasion on Friday

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

Dupont at 10, going head to head with Feinberg-Mngomezulu.
Now that's got to be worth watching!

[France Rugby @FranceRugby]

🇫🇷🇿🇦 La compo du #XVdeFrance pour défier les Sud-Africains ce vendredi à 21h10 !

🎟️ Nos Bleus auront besoin de vous ➡️ https://t.co/JIF283Gw0r

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@julianevans11 @DanielHussey2 Ticket pricing is a tricky balancing act. Test rugby is by far the main source of income to fund the Welsh game, so you have to try to maximise ticket revenue, but if you set the prices too high people will stay away, especially if the team isn’t performing.

[BBC Wales News @BBCWalesNews]

ITV Wales plans to cut programmes and newsroom jobs https://t.co/NSAy9a6gm5

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@julianevans11 @DanielHussey2 A perfect storm of factors here in Wales.
Poor results over the last two years making watching the Welsh team a less appealing event for event goers, ticket prices, cost of living crisis, animosity towards the WRU over planned pro team reduction.

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@julianevans11 @DanielHussey2 Yep, student tickets.

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@YGampLawn With Sam Costelow, Teddy Williams and Rio Dyer among the subs.

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

Ireland vs Fiji Ticket Prices 🏉

€101.60 - Adult
€91.60 - Adult
€22.50 - Kids

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@philsteele1 Cheers Phil.
I can hear your Bill McLaren impression now!

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

To be next to Bill McLaren in the Amazon rugby union history and biography Top Ten is seriously surreal.
A man who did as much as anyone to spark my interest in the game.

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

Josh Adams took his tally of Test tries up to 25 with his double against Japan on the weekend, placing him fifth on the all-time Wales list.
Here's my interview with the Cardiff winger as he reflects on his internatinal career.
https://t.co/7TyDWGm624

[Cardiff Rugby @Cardiff_Rugby]

Who remembers Alan Phillips scoring this beauty vs @MaoriAllBlacks!?

Terry Holmes breaking ankles back in the 80s!

#YmlaenCaerdydd

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

@ThomaasTT @GauthierBaudin @Pierrevignal Great strength in depth.

[Off The Ball @offtheball]

“I think 145 quid a ticket is pretty lumpy... The IRFU are making a mistake in overpricing these November matches.” 🏉

Gerry Thornley and Andy Dunne speak about the backlash over Ireland's Autumn Nations Series ticket prices, highlighting empty seats at the Aviva Stadium and the rising overall cost for supporters travelling to Dublin. 🟢 ⚪

#IrishRugby #AutumnNationsSeries

Monday Night Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

Scoresheet.

[Simon Thomas Rugby @simonrug]

This was some hat-trick from Waratahs winger Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong for Samoa during their Nations Cup victory over Zimbabwe in Wakefield on the weekend. https://t.co/wQpYs2ywXa via @YouTube