Jon Thiel
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| Born | 31 May 1975 White Rock, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jon Thiel (born May 31, 1975) is a Canadian former rugby union footballer who played as a prop.
Born in White Rock, British Columbia, he began his rugby career with local club Bayside Sharks. He turned professional in 1999 when he joined French side Narbonne, making 25 appearances in the 1999–2000 season,[1] before moving to England with Sale Sharks after his contract expired.[2]
After a year with Sale, he moved to Wales, where he signed for Bridgend.[3] When the Celtic Warriors were formed in 2003 as a merger of Bridgend and Pontypridd, Thiel was not considered part of the regional squad and briefly returned to Canada[4] before joining the Llanelli Scarlets in November 2003, following the surprise resignation of Martyn Madden, which had left John Davies as the only senior tighthead prop in the squad.[5]
Before making his regional debut, he played four times for Llanelli RFC in the Welsh Premiership;[6] he also made one appearance for Carmarthen Quins.[7]