Rory Thornton rugby player
Rory Thornton rugby player

Rory Thornton

16th Mar 1995 2.01m/121kg No 4 Lock

JWC: Wales boss looking for practice to make perfect against Ireland

1 decade ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales U20 coach Allan Lewis wants to see the side take what they’ve learned in training this week and put it into practice when they face Ireland on Monday.The two sides are now battling it out...

JWC: Blow for Wales as Thornton out for competition

1 decade ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales U20 have been dealt a major blow with the news that their captain Rory Thornton has been ruled out for the remainder of the U20 World Championship.Thornton, who has also been named in the Welsh senior...

Thornton ruled out

1 decade ago by Wales Rugby Team news

Wales Under 20 captain Rory Thornton has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Rugby U20 Championship due to a knee injury.

Hotshots: Ospreys lock Rory Thornton

1 decade ago by Rugby World

Date of birth: 16 March, 1995. Country: WalesLeading the charge: Rory Thornton captains Wales U20. (Photo: Getty Images)  When were you bitten by the rugby bug? I started in the U8s at Bonymaen with...

Rory Thornton - Wales U20

1 decade ago

Wales U20 captain Rory Thornton will link up with the senior Wales squad ahead of the Rugby World Cup following the Junior World Championship.  The 20-year-old Thornton was named in Warren Gatland’s...

Rising Ospreys star Thornton tipped to impress

1 decade ago by Ospreys Official

Wales Under-20s head coach Allan Lewis has backed Ospreys lock Rory Thornton to follow the lead of Alun Wyn Jones ahead of the nation's World Under-20 Championship opener.

Thornton benefited from semi-final experience

1 decade ago by Ospreys Official

Rory Thornton admitted there were some personal positives to take away from Thomond Park despite Ospreys' agonising GUINNESS PRO12 semi-final defeat to Munster on Saturday.