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]
| Date of birth | 2 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brandon, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Vincent Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | St. Francis Xavier University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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
editSquash
editThornborough 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c Mervin, Barbara (2017-11-06). "Amanda Thornborough makes Barbarian team". Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ Ben Kerr, lastwordonsports.com (30 June 2014). "Canada's Roster Announced for Women's Rugby World Cup". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Katelyn McCreary – Rugby Canada Communications (23 May 2014). "Road to the Women's World Cup: Amanda Thornborough". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.manitobarugbyhalloffame.com/.
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