Rory Thornton (born 16 March 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for the Cardiff Rugby. His position is lock forward.
| Birth name | Rory Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thornton began his rugby career at Bonymaen RFC before joining the Swansea RFC and then the Ospreys. Thornton joined Cardiff on a season long loan prior to the 2018-2019 Pro 14 season and then signed a permanent contract with Cardiff for the following season.
International
editThornton captained the Wales Under 20 team.
In January 2014 Thornton was called up to the Wales national rugby union team training squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1] In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017[2]
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