Rory Thornton

Rory Thornton (born 16 March 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for the Cardiff Rugby. His position is lock forward.

Rory Thornton

Birth name	Rory Thornton
Date of birth	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	121 kg (19 st 1 lb; 267 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Cardiff Rugby Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2017 Ospreys 60 (0) 2017– Cardiff Rugby 85 (10) Correct as of 22 June 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 Wales U20 14 (0) 2017 Wales 1 (0) Correct as of 23 June 2017

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.

International

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]