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Young Guns: Gloucester back row Freddie Thomas

The Gloucester academy product could have pursued a career in hockey but is well on his way to an England U20s call-up in rugby
Gloucester back row Freddie Thomas

As a two-time national hockey champion with Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Freddie Thomas might have pursued a bid for the Olympics. Instead, he opted to shelve his stick and concentrate all his energies on fulfilling his international dreams in rugby.

A member of England’s current U20s squad, Thomas, 19, explained: “My sister played U18s hockey for England and my mum played regional hockey in her day, and it was quite a strong school side I was part of at Dean Close and Cheltenham Hockey Club.
“We were national champions at U14s and 15s and potentially I could have gone further, but only...

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