Career
He is remembered for his emotional speech given to his teammates before this game. During his penultimate season, he was Wales" captain in the game against New Zealand in Cardiff. Delme Thomas toured three times with the then-British Lions.
He got his first cap in 1966, before playing for the Wales team, where he played in two test matches.
He went on to play two games in the 1968 tour in South Africa and another two in New Zealand in 1971.