Date of birth | 18 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Glen Innes, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Glen Innes High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alana Thomas (born 18 March 1982) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former player.
Thomas grew up playing rugby league and touch. She gave rugby union a go after she was spotted trying out for a netball team. [1]
Thomas competed for Australia at the 2006 Rugby World Cup in Canada. [2] [3] She made her international debut for the Wallaroos in the second pool game against France. [3] [1] She later featured in their narrow 18–14 victory over Ireland for seventh place. [4] [5]
Thomas was named in a 22–player squad that played in a two-test series against New Zealand in October 2007. [6] [7]
Thomas started coaching in 2014, she started coaching sevens rugby with Rugby Victoria. [8] She was named Rugby Australia's Community Coach of the year in 2017 after she took the Melbourne Unicorns to a premiership. [9] In 2018, She became the inaugural Head Coach of the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W competition. [9] [10]
Thomas was an assistant coach for Australia A when they competed at the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship in Fiji. [1] She later earned a place on World Rugby's Coaching Internship Programme for the 2021 Rugby World Cup; she joined Fiji's management team as they prepared to make their tournament debut. [11] [12]
Thomas was replaced by Jason Rogers as Head Coach of the Melbourne Rebels for the upcoming 2023 Super W season. [13]
Date of birth | 18 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Glen Innes, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Glen Innes High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alana Thomas (born 18 March 1982) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former player.
Thomas grew up playing rugby league and touch. She gave rugby union a go after she was spotted trying out for a netball team. [1]
Thomas competed for Australia at the 2006 Rugby World Cup in Canada. [2] [3] She made her international debut for the Wallaroos in the second pool game against France. [3] [1] She later featured in their narrow 18–14 victory over Ireland for seventh place. [4] [5]
Thomas was named in a 22–player squad that played in a two-test series against New Zealand in October 2007. [6] [7]
Thomas started coaching in 2014, she started coaching sevens rugby with Rugby Victoria. [8] She was named Rugby Australia's Community Coach of the year in 2017 after she took the Melbourne Unicorns to a premiership. [9] In 2018, She became the inaugural Head Coach of the Melbourne Rebels in the Super W competition. [9] [10]
Thomas was an assistant coach for Australia A when they competed at the 2019 Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship in Fiji. [1] She later earned a place on World Rugby's Coaching Internship Programme for the 2021 Rugby World Cup; she joined Fiji's management team as they prepared to make their tournament debut. [11] [12]
Thomas was replaced by Jason Rogers as Head Coach of the Melbourne Rebels for the upcoming 2023 Super W season. [13]