Chris Thorman
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Thorman | |
| Date of birth | September 26, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) | |
| Weight | 13 st 9 lbs (87 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Spuggy | |
| Relatives | Paul Thorman | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Stand off / Full-back | |
| Current club | Huddersfield Giants | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1999 ‐ 00 2003 2004 2001 ‐ 02 & 05 ‐ |
Sheffield Eagles London Broncos Parramatta Eels Huddersfield Giants |
19(25) 26 (191) 11(6) 72 (196) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2005 2003 |
England Yorkshire |
2 1 |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Christopher Thorman (born September 26, 1980 in Wallsend, North Tyneside, England) is a professional rugby league player currently playing for the Huddersfield Giants in the Engage Super League. He is the Giants' first-team captain and first-choice goal kicker and has scored over 1000 rugby league points.
He plays either stand off or scrum half, but has also been utilised in the full-back role by the Huddersfield Giants. His career has seen him play for the London Broncos and Sheffield Eagles in England as well as Australian National Rugby League side Parramatta Eels.
His representative honours include 1 game for Yorkshire, 1 game for England "A" and 2 games as England captain.
In June 2007 Thorman was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France [1] however was disappointed after staying on the bench throughout the game.
[edit] Childhood
Thorman grew up in the small town of Wallsend in Tyne and Wear. He went to Western First School, Western Middle School and then onto Burnside Community High School (now known as Burnside Business And Enterprise College), where he was friends with current England football international Michael Carrick.
His first rugby club was Newcastle Eagles (now known as Wallsend Eagles) where he played with his younger brothers, Paul and Neil, as a youngster under the watchful eye of Simon Wilkinson, the club's head coach. He was discovered by a scout and sent to regional camps and other rugby league trials. Playing for Gateshead Thunder more and more scouts disvovered the potential the young man had. Eventually, he started playing for Sheffield Eagles.
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