Iain Thornley

Iain Thornley (born 11 September 1991) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League.

Not to be confused with Ian Thornley.

Iain Thornley
Personal information
Full nameIain Thornley
Born (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height6 ft 6 in (1.97 m)
Weight15 st 13 lb (101 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 Wigan Warriors 45 30 0 0 120
2013(DR) → S Wales Scorpions 1 0 0 0 0
2013(loan) → Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0
2015(DR) → Workington Town 4 1 0 0 4
2015(loan) → Salford Red Devils 6 3 0 0 12
2016 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 12 0 0 48
2017–18 Catalans Dragons 38 9 0 0 36
2019– Leigh Centurions 38 21 0 0 84
Total 163 76 0 0 304
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Sale Sharks
2011–12 Leeds Carnegie 26 7 0 0 35
Total 26 7 0 0 35
As of 3 January 2021
Source: [1][2]

He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and on loan from Wigan at the South Wales Scorpions in Championship 1, Leigh and Workington Town in the Championship and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League. Thornley has also played for Hull Kingston Rovers and the Catalans Dragons in the top flight.

Between 2009 and 2012 Thornley played rugby union with the Sale Sharks and Leeds Carnegie.

Background

Thornley was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Career

Signed to Wigan as a teenager he was selected for the England Academy side but at age 18, he switched codes to Rugby Union to join Sale Sharks.[3] After two seasons Thornley rejoined Wigan on a three-year contract.[4]

He played in the 2013 Challenge Cup Final victory over Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[5][6][7]

He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford.[8][9][10][11][12]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Sale Sharks sign Iain Thornley from Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. "Iain Thornley re-joins Wigan Warriors from Sale Sharks". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. "Hull FC 0-16 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. "Wigan Warriors overcome Hull FC and elements to win Challenge Cup". Guardian. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. "Wigan Warriors grind out victory over Hull". Sky Sports. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  9. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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