Date of birth | 2 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Robert Bateman Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Bishop Burton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Jon Thiel (father) Jake Thiel (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Thiel (born 2 June 1997) is a Canadian professional rugby union player for San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby [1] and for BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship. Josh won his first cap for Canada in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship vs Chile and has played for the Canada Sevens. [2] Josh is the son of former professional player and Canadian international Jon Thiel and Canadian international Jen Ross [3]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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MLR 2020 | San Diego Legion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MLR 2021 | San Diego Legion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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