Chris Thorman
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Thorman
Nickname	Spuggy
Born	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26) (age 29)
	Wallsend, North Tyneside, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.82 m)
Weight	13 st 9 lbs (87 kg)
Playing information
Position	Stand off / Full-back
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2010–Present	York City Knights	0	0	0	0	0
2003	London Broncos	26	7	80	1	189
2004–2005	Parramatta Eels	11	0	3	0	6
2005–2008	Huddersfield Giants	145	50	317	3	837
2009	Hull FC	5	1	0	0	4
	Total	187	58	400	4	1036
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2005	England	2
2003	Yorkshire	1
As of November 10, 2008
Source: Hull F.C Player Profile

Christopher Thorman (born September 26, 1980 in Wallsend, North Tyneside, England) is a professional rugby league player currently playing for Hull FC in the Engage Super League. He is a 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. Chris Thorman has signed a one year deal with Hull FC for the 2009 season.

His representative honours include 1 game for Yorkshire, 1 game for England "A" and 2 games as England captain.

Thorman currently holds the World Record for the fastest hat-trick of tries, in either code of rugby, also achieved while playing with the Huddersfield Giants. In June 2007 Thorman was called up to the Great Britain squad for the Test match against France ^[1] however missed the match with an injury to his thigh.

[edit] Childhood

Thorman grew up in 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 [North East U16] more and more scouts discovered the potential the young man had. At 16, he made his professional debut playing for the Sheffield Eagles.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Thorman leaves Parramatta for Huddersfield
• Giants maintain winning form
• Chris Thorman Hull FC Profile
• Yorkshire Post Player Profile 2007
• Challenge Cup Final 2006
• Floodlit-Nines Winning Captain, Chris Thorman
• Thorman Cleared of Biting
• Thorman's Drop Goal Seals Victory for the Giants against Bradford Bulls
• 2008 Superleague Player Profile
• Thorman talks about Jon Sharp's Departure from the Giants
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org