Richard Thorpe (rugby union)

Richard Thorpe
BornRichard Thorpe
(1984-11-01) 1 November 1984
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
SchoolWhitgift School
UniversitySt. Mary's University College
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8, Flanker
Youth career
Old Beccehamians RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-05 Saracens 0 (0)
2005-12 London Irish 123 (75)
2012-13 Leicester Tigers 8 (0)
2013-16 London Welsh 31 (5)
2016-17 Chinnor 7 (5)
Correct as of 4 Feb 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014-15 Canada 8 (0)
Correct as of 1 Oct 2015
Coaching career
Years Team
2015- Chinnor R.F.C.

Richard Thorpe (born 1 November 1984) is a retired Premiership, Championship and International rugby union player. He played as a flanker or No. 8 for London Irish, Leicester Tigers and London Welsh in Premiership Rugby, and represented Canada at the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. Born in Beckenham, England, he qualified to play internationally for Canada through his Canadian mother. He won 8 caps in 2014 and 2015 before retiring from professional rugby at the end of the 2016 season aged 31.