Richard Thorpe (rugby union)

Richard Thorpe

Full name	Richard Thorpe
Date of birth	November 1, 1984
Place of birth	Beckenham, Kent
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb) [1]
School	Whitgift School
University	St. Mary's University College
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team	London Welsh
Playing career
Position	No. 8, Flanker
Youth clubs
Old Beccehamians RFC
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2003–2005 2005–2012 2012–2013 2013–	Saracens London Irish Leicester Tigers London Welsh	0 123 8 31	(0) (75) (0) (5)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2014–	Canada	8	(0)

Richard Thorpe (born 1 November 1984 in Beckenham, Kent, England) is a rugby union player for London Welsh in the Aviva Premiership, playing as a Flanker or No. 8.

Thorpe made his debut in an EDF Energy Cup match against London Wasps.^[2] He scored a hat-trick against the Newport Gwent Dragons,^[3] Thorpe was a member of the London Irish side that made the semi finals of the Heineken Cup that season.^[4]

Thorpe was a used replacement in the final of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership.^[5]

Thorpe was selected for Canada, as he qualifies through his mother, originally from Burlington outside Toronto, Canada. He made his international debut, as a replacement, losing to Samoa 13-23, as part of the 2014 Autumn Internationals.^[6]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
2. "Wasps 23–13 London Irish". BBC. 2006-10-08. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
3. "London Irish 41–24 Dragons". BBC. 2008-01-12. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
4. "Heineken Cup semi-finals 2008". BBC. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
5. "Leicester 10–9 London Irish". BBC. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
6. "Richard Thorpe's Canada debut". ESPN scrum. 14 November 2014.

External links

• London Irish profile
• Guinness Premiership profile