Amanda Thornborough

Amanda Thornborough

Date of birth	(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 34)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) – Velox RFC () – Westshore RFC () – St. Francis X-Women () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Barbarians () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–present  Canada 23[1] Correct as of 2017-11-06 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2013–?  Canada 4 apps[1] Correct as of 2017-11-06
Medal record Women's rugby union Representing  Canada World Cup 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]

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.

References

1. 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)

External links

• Rugby Canada Player Profile ^{[dead link‍]}