Amanda Thornborough
Date of birth (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990
Place of birthBrandon, Manitoba
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SchoolVincent Massay High School
UniversitySt. 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(s)
Years Team Comps
2013–?  Canada 4 apps[1]
Correct as of 2017-11-06
Medal record
Women's rugby union
Representing  Canada
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 FranceTeam 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]

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. 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.
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