Amanda Thornborough

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Born (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 35)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SchoolVincent Massey High School
Amanda Thornborough
Born (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 35)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SchoolVincent Massey High School
UniversitySt. Francis Xavier University
Rugby union career
Position Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Velox RFC
Westshore RFC
St. Francis X-Women
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Barbarians
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–present  Canada 23[1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013–?  Canada 4 apps[1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  Canada
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 FranceTeam competition

Amanda Thornborough (born 2 July 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2][3] and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made her international debut in 2013 at the 2013 Nations Cup and played in the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens.[4]

Thornborough first started playing rugby in high school in 2008 and continued at St. Francis Xavier University.[5]

In 2017, she was invited to join the first ever Barbarians Women's team.[1] She played once more in 2019 for the Barbarians against USA in Denver, Colorado.

In 2024, Amanda was inducted as a player into the Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame [6]

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