| Mark Thomas | |
| Retired: | yes |
| Position: | , Forward |
| Club1: | Brothers (Brisbane) |
| Year1start: | 19?? |
| Year1end: | ?? |
| Club2: | Easts (Brisbane) |
| Year2start: | 19?? |
| Year2end: | ?? |
| Club3: | Leigh |
| Year3start: | 1984 |
| Year3end: | 88 |
| Appearances3: | 26 |
| Tries3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals3: | 0 |
| Points3: | 0 |
| Club4: | Warrington |
| Year4start: | 1988 |
| Year4end: | 92 |
| Appearances4: | 35 |
| Tries4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals4: | 0 |
| Points4: | 8 |
| Teama: | Queensland |
| Yearastart: | 1977 |
| Appearancesa: | 3 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | Australia |
| Yearbstart: | 1977 |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 1 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 3 |
| Source: | [1] |
Mark Thomas is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. A Queensland state and Australia national representative centre, he played his club football in Brisbane for Brothers[2] and Eastern Suburbs, and in England for Leigh (Heritage No. 933),[3] [4] and Warrington (Heritage No. 889).[1]
In 1977 Thomas was selected to play for Queensland against New South Wales and against the visiting Great Britain team.[5] He was then selected to go on the Australia national rugby league team's tour of New Zealand.[6] He was then selected to play for Australia in the opening match of the 1977 World Cup tournament against New Zealand.[7]
Thomas was an interchange/substitute in Warrington's 14-36 defeat by Wigan in the 1990 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 April 1990, in front of a crowd of 77,729.[8] During the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France Thomas played for Warrington against Australia. Thomas played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing left- Gary Chambers on 41-minutes), and scored a try in Warrington's 12-2 victory over Bradford in the 1991 Regal Trophy Final at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.