Iain Thornley
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Full name | Iain Thornley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | 11 September 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.97 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 13 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 June 2021 |
Iain Thornley (born 11 September 1991) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and on loan from Wigan at the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1, Leigh and Workington Town in the Championship and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Thornley has also played for Hull Kingston Rovers and the Catalans Dragons in the top flight.
Between 2009 and 2012 Thornley played rugby union with the Sale Sharks and Leeds Carnegie.
Background[]
Thornley was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.[citation needed]
Career[]
Signed to Wigan as a teenager he was selected for the England Academy side but at age 18, he switched codes to Rugby Union to join Sale Sharks.[3] After two seasons Thornley rejoined Wigan on a three-year contract.[4]
He played in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[5][6][7]
He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[8][9][10][11][12]
References[]
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Sale Sharks sign Iain Thornley from Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Iain Thornley re-joins Wigan Warriors from Sale Sharks". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Hull FC 0-16 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors overcome Hull FC and elements to win Challenge Cup". Guardian. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors grind out victory over Hull". Sky Sports. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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- Catalans Dragons players
- English rugby union players
- English rugby league players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Leeds Tykes players
- Leigh Centurions players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Wigan
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union players from Wigan
- Rugby union wings
- Sale Sharks players
- South Wales Scorpions players
- Wigan Warriors players
- English rugby league biography stubs