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Rugby player
Reuben Thorne
Thorne in 2005
Birth name
Reuben David Thorne
Date of birth
(1975-01-02) 2 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight
107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School
New Plymouth Boys' High School
University
Lincoln University
Notable relative(s)
Andrew Mehrtens (brother-in-law)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Lock, Flanker
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2008–2009
Yamaha Jubilo
()
Provincial / State sides
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1996–2008
Canterbury
71
()
Super Rugby
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1997–2008
Crusaders
129
(25)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1999–2007
New Zealand
50
(25)
Reuben David Thorne (born 2 January 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. Now involved with Big Brother Big Sister https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/northern-outlook/sport/8658401/Thorne-recalls-goosebumps and is the Christ College first xv coach https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/73838788/former-all-black-reuben-thorne-to-coach-christs-college-first-xv
^"Reuben Thorne marries Mehrtens' sister". The New Zealand Herald. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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