Friday, 5 October 2018

Thomas Bosc - Hall of Fame Entry


The word legend gets bandied about way too much in modern life nowadays.

Someone who gets through a reality show and then releases a couple of moderately successful albums can become a “legend” of the music industry, and that’s not right.

In sport you only need to be a handsomely paid footballer and bag a league title amongst a group of world class players to be judged as integral which for me doesn’t sit quite right.

Fortunately we take all of these factors into account before opening the door to the Sang-et-Or hall of Fame and this inductee deserves a statue at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, such has been his impact to this day and hopefully beyond.

Thomas Bosc in stats



Source Wikipedia

Thomas Bosc has been a one club man and was there at the very start of the unified Catalans club.
Bosc has played several positions including the wing, full back and scrum half. His creative play led to an impressive 1 try in every 4 matches across his career and over 1300 points thanks to his kicking.
But Bosc was more than that. He was a player who dug in when the going got tough, and would often be seen playing on covered in bandages and head dressings. He loved playing in our derby with London and scored one of the Dragons greatest ever try’s with a left foot, right foot dink over defenders before gathering to dive under the sticks.

It was an Easter treat that I will never forget.

Inevitably as time caught up with the great man he was preserved and played less frequently, but when his club needed him, he was ready and willing to play.

I remember some wing cameos as the end of his career drew near. These I will cherish as I knew we wouldn’t be seeing him for much longer.

When his retirement came, the Dragons were wise enough to keep him in and around the club. He took on coaching for the domestic league side (U23s) but after a terrible start to 2018 Steve McNamara soon promoted him to join him in the first team dugout.

And that’s the image of Bosc we see most regularly now. Headphones on, prowling the touchline or jogging on to offer some tactical tweak when a stoppage in play allows.

The guy is an absolute legend (a proper one) and epitomises the creative flair and flamboyance that our club is renowned for. I hope he stays with us forever such is the reverence Thomas is held in.