Reuben Thorne

See also: Thorne

Reuben David Thorne , born the January 2nd 1975 with Christchurch, is a player of Rugby to XV New Zealand which played 50 times with the All-Blacks since 1999, including 23 times as captain. He usually evolves/moves at the station of third line wing (N°6). He measures 1,92 m and weighs 107 kg.

Into Super 14, he plays for the province of the Canterbury Crusaders.

Player general-purpose, able to play all post offices of the third line but also like second line, Thorne is a worker of the shade, whose role is around and in the regroupings and consists in allowing the exit " propre" balloons.

Career

He began with the international level with the team has of New Zealand.

Thorne made its beginnings with the Blacks in August 1999 at the time of a match against the Springboks. It was for the first time captain against the Italy on June 8th, 2002.

It disputed the World cup of Rugby 1999 (fourth), the World cup of Rugby 2003 (third) and the World cup 2007 (quarter of finalist).

Captain of the All Blacks at the time of the World cup 2003, it is in withdrawal of the selection until 2006. Although he is any more neither captain (except during an interim against the Canada in June 2007) nor holder, he is retained in the New Zealand squad for the World cup 2007. This selection will wipe many criticisms in New Zealand, in particular related to the fact that Thorne is not forms some (it will be wounded at the time of the World cup), and that much regards it as a slow player, little in phase with the play of the Blacks .

As a captain of Blacks, it gained the Tri-nations in 2002 and 2003.

With its club of the Canterbury Crusaders, it finished unconquered during the Super 12 of 2002.

Prize list

at the 11/21/2007

In club

  • 113 matches Super 12/14 with Crusaders
  • 25 points (5 tests)
  • Victorious from Super the 12 in 2002 and 2005
  • 8 finales from Super the 12/14 played into 1998,1999,2000,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 (record)

In national team

  • Tri Nations 2002,2003,2007
  • Many tests with Blacks: 50
  • Full number of matches with Blacks: 51
  • First cape: August 7th, 1999
  • Last cape: September 29th, 2007
  • Matches with Blacks per year: 6 in 1999, 5 in 2000, 8 in 2001, 8 in 2002, 14 in 2003, 1 in 2004, 4 in 2006, 6 in 2007

External bonds

  • Statistical itsrugby.com

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