Haydn Thomas

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

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| name = Haydn Thomas

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Marston Green, England

| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|80|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url= http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/exeter_chiefs.php?section=1 |title= Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs |work= web page |publisher= Premier Rugby |accessdate= 27 August 2011 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120206111700/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/exeter_chiefs.php?section=1 |archivedate= 6 February 2012 |df= dmy-all }}

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| ru_position = Scrum-half

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| ru_clubyears = 2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–2009
2009–2017

| ru_proclubs = {{nowrap|Exeter Chiefs
Gloucester Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Exeter Chiefs}}

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45

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Haydn Thomas (born 17 September 1982), educated at Sir John Colfox School in Bridport Dorset, is a rugby union player for Exeter in the Aviva Premiership. He has previously played for Bristol and Gloucester.

Haydn Thomas' position of choice is as a scrum-half. Thomas has twice been called up to the England side for an end of season uncapped match against the Barbarians. He was first called up in May 2012,{{cite web|title=Hartley to make return against Baa-Baas|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/story/164130.html|publisher=ESPN Scrum|accessdate=15 May 2012|archive-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014195248/http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/story/164130.html|url-status=dead}} but he was not used in the match. Thomas was called up again a year later on 15 May 2013.{{cite web|last=Metcalf|first=Rupert|title=Twickenham summons for Haydn Thomas of Exeter Chiefs|url=http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Twickenham-summons-Haydn-Thomas-Exeter-Chiefs/story-19035871-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707074646/http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Twickenham-summons-Haydn-Thomas-Exeter-Chiefs/story-19035871-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2013|publisher=Western Morning News|accessdate=20 May 2013}}