Richard Thorpe (rugby union)

Richard Thorpe
Full name Richard Thorpe
Date of birth (1984-11-01) 1 November 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
Position(s) No. 8, Flanker
Youth Career
Old Beccehamians RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-05
2005-12
2012-13
2013-16
2016-17		 Saracens
London Irish
Leicester Tigers
London Welsh
Chinnor		 0
123
8
31
7		 (0)
(75)
(0)
(5)
(5)
Correct as of 4 Feb 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014-15 Canada 8 (0)
Correct as of 1 Oct 2015
Teams coached
Years Team
2015- Chinnor R.F.C.

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]

Thorpe is now head coach of Chinnor R.F.C., currently in National League 2 South.[7]

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.
  7. ↑ "1st XV Officials". Chinnor RFC.


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