Richard Thorpe (rugby player)
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Richard Thorpe is a rugby union
player for London Irish
in the Aviva Premiership, playing as a Flanker
or No. 8.
Thorpe made his debut in an EDF Energy Cup match against London Wasps
. He scored a hat-trick
against the Newport Gwent Dragons
, Thorpe was a member of the London Irish side that made the semi finals of the Heineken Cup that season.
Thorpe was a used replacement in the final of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
in the Aviva Premiership, playing as a Flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
or No. 8.
Thorpe made his debut in an EDF Energy Cup match against London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
. He scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
against the Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
, Thorpe was a member of the London Irish side that made the semi finals of the Heineken Cup that season.
Thorpe was a used replacement in the final of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership.