▁for ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Wales , ▁G lam organ ▁and ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁and ▁at ▁club ▁level ▁for ▁W igan , ▁as ▁a ▁ ▁or ▁, ▁i . e . ▁number ▁ 6 ▁( number ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 - player ▁team ), ▁or ▁ 7 ▁( number ▁ 9 ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 - player ▁team ). ▁ ▁Background ▁Johnny ▁Thomas ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Aber ken fig , ▁Wales , ▁after ▁ret iring ▁from ▁playing , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁W igan ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁ ▁aged ▁ 7 3 ▁in ▁In ce ▁district , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁England . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁International ▁hon ours ▁Johnny ▁Thomas ▁won ▁caps ▁for ▁Wales ▁( RL ) ▁while ▁at ▁W igan ▁including ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁won ▁caps ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain ▁( RL ) ▁while ▁at ▁W igan ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁Australia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁against ▁Australia ▁( 2 ▁matches ), ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁Great ▁Britain ▁L ions ▁tour ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁against ▁Australia ▁( 2 ▁matches ), ▁and ▁Austral asia ▁( 2 ▁matches ), ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁against ▁Australia . ▁ ▁County ▁hon ours ▁Johnny ▁Thomas ▁won ▁caps ▁for ▁G lam organ ▁( RU ) ▁while ▁at ▁Card iff , ▁including ▁against ▁Dev ons hire ,