The pictures above show Jonathan
during the hard fought 16-12 win
against
Ireland in the 2008 Six Nations
Championship. The victory kept alive
Welsh
hopes of the Grand Slam and
they duly completed the job with a
superb 29-12
win against France in
the final fixture. Thomas was a
mainstay of the side,
starting all five
games in the back row alongside Martyn Williams and Ryan Jones.
v England (Twickenham) won 26-19
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Sonny Parker,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; James
Hook, Mike Phillips; Duncan Jones,
Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones,
Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Alix Popham for
Thomas (13), Tom Shanklin for Parker
(45), Gethin Jenkins for A. Jones (45),
Matthew Rees for Bennett (58), Ian
Evans for A.W. Jones (82)
Tries: Byrne, Phillips
Conversions: Hook (2)
Penalties: Hook (4)
.
v Scotland (Cardiff) won 30-15
Lee Byrne; Jamie Roberts, Tom
Shanklin, Gavin Henson, Shane
Williams; James Hook, Mike Phillips;
Duncan Jones, Huw Bennett, Adam
Jones, Ian Gough, Ian Evans,
Jonathan
Thomas, Martyn Williams, Ryan
Jones (c)
Replacements: Gethin Jenkins for
D. Jones (53), Stephen Jones for Hook
(58), Dwayne Peel for Phillips (58),
Matthew Rees for Bennett (58), Gareth
Delve for R. Jones (62), Sonny Parker
for Shanklin (76), Deiniol Jones for
Gough (76)
Tries: S. Williams (2), Hook
Conversions: Hook (2), S. Jones
Penalties: Hook, S. Jones (2)
.
v Italy (Cardiff) won 47-8
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen
Jones, Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins,
Matthew Rees, Rhys Thomas, Ian
Gough, Ian Evans,
Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Mike Phillips for
Peel (44), Huw Bennett for Rees (55),
Deiniol Jones for Evans (68), James
Hook for S. Jones (68), Gareth Delve
for Martyn Williams (70), Sonny Parker for Henson (71)
Tries: Byrne (2), Shanklin,
S. Williams (2)
Conversions: S. Jones (3), Hook (2)
Penalties: S. Jones (4)
.
v Ireland (Dublin) won 16-12
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen
Jones, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins,
Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones,
Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: James Hook for
S. Jones (65), Duncan Jones for
A. Jones (72), Gareth Delve for
R. Jones (75)
Tries: S. Williams
Conversions: S. Jones
Penalties: S. Jones (2), Hook
.
v France (Cardiff) won 29-12
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; James
Hook, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins,
Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones,
Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Stephen Jones for
Hook (56), Matthew Rees for Bennett
(56), Duncan Jones for A. Jones (71),
Ian Evans for Gough (71)
Tries: S. Williams, M. Williams
Conversions: S. Jones (2)
Penalties: Hook (3), S. Jones (2)