Amanda Thornborough

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

Amanda Thornborough
Date of birth (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990
Place of birthBrandon, Manitoba
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SchoolVincent Massay High School
UniversitySt. Francis Xavier University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Velox RFC ()
– Westshore RFC ()
– St. Francis X-Women ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017 Barbarians ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–present  Canada 23[1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013–?  Canada 4 apps[1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  Canada
World Cup
2014 FranceTeam competition

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]

References
  1. Mervin, Barbara (2017-11-06). "Amanda Thornborough makes Barbarian team". Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  2. Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. Bryan Kelly, Rugby Canada Communications (BC Rugby.com) (31 July 2014). "Canada roster announced for Women's World Cup opener vs France". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. Katelyn McCreary – Rugby Canada Communications (23 May 2014). "Road to the Women's World Cup: Amanda Thornborough". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/amanda-thornborough-world-rugby-championship-1.4191757
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