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.
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Thornton 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]
rory, thornton, born, march, 1995, rugby, union, player, plays, cardiff, rugby, position, lock, forward, birth, namedate, birth, 1995, march, 1995, place, birthswansea, walesheight201, weight115, rugby, union, careerposition, lockcurrent, teamcardiff, rugbysen. Rory Thornton born 16 March 1995 is a rugby union player who plays for the Cardiff Rugby His position is lock forward Rory ThorntonBirth nameRory ThorntonDate of birth 1995 03 16 16 March 1995 age 28 Place of birthSwansea WalesHeight201 cm 6 ft 7 in Weight115 kg 18 st 2 lb 254 lb Rugby union careerPosition s LockCurrent teamCardiff RugbySenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2014 20172017 OspreysCardiff Rugby5558 0 5 Correct as of 22 June 2022International careerYearsTeamApps Points 20142017Wales U20Wales41 0 0 Correct as of 23 June 2017Thornton 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 References edit Wales world cup training squad Wales squad June 2017External links editOspreys profile Cardiff Blues profile nbsp nbsp nbsp This Welsh rugby union biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rory Thornton amp oldid 1156515820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,