Rory Thornton
Rugby player
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Rory Thornton (born 16 March 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for the Cardiff Rugby. His position is lock forward.
Height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb)
Position
Lock
| Born | Rory Thornton 16 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thornton began his rugby career at Bonymaen RFC before joining the Swansea RFC and then the Ospreys. Thornton joined Cardiff on a season long loan prior to the 2018-2019 Pro 14 season and then signed a permanent contract with Cardiff for the following season.
International
Thornton captained the Wales Under-20 team.
In January 2014, Thornton was called up to the Wales national rugby union team training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1] In May 2017, he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017[2]
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