Cardiff Rugby president and benefactor Peter Thomas has been described as an “unrivalled Arms Park legend” following his death on Wednesday morning. The 79-year-old former player and businessman was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021 and died peacefully at home in the early hours of March 29.
During his playing days he made 11 first team appearances for the Blue and Blacks and toured South Africa in 1967. But it was off the field where he made a significant contribution to the future of the club.
A lifelong supporter, he became a Cardiff Rugby patron in 1990 and served as chairman from 1996, when the game went professional - a role he continued until 2018. After stepping down he remained a major shareholder and was given the honorary position of life president.
