Amanda Thornborough

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Amanda Thornborough
Date of birth (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Brandon, Manitoba
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SchoolVincent Massey High School
University St. Francis Xavier University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Velox RFC ()
– Westshore RFC ()
– St. Francis X-Women ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Barbarians ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–presentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23 [1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2013–?Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 apps [1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 France Team competition

Amanda Thornborough (born 2 July 1990) is a Canadian rugby union player. She has represented Canada at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2] [3] and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She made her international debut in 2013 at the 2013 Nations Cup and played in the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens. [4]

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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] She played once more in 2019 for the Barbarians against USA in Denver, Colorado.

In 2024, Amanda was inducted as a player into the Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame [6]

Other Sports

Squash

Thornborough is an avid squash player and competes in an elite squash league in her current hometown of Victoria, British Columbia. Her playing style is a hybrid power-finesse style where she employs a devastating forehand straight shot along the wall on her returns while mixing in a conniving slice-drop shot, catching her opponents off guard. Her weaknesses include a mediocre serve and a troublesomely inconsistent backhand shot.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Laychuk, Riley (July 6, 2017). "'It's a real dream': Brandon woman to make 2nd Rugby World Cup appearance". CBC News Manitoba. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ http://www.manitobarugbyhalloffame.com/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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