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Full name Reuben David Thorne
Born
January 2, 1975, Burwood
Current age 38 years 168 days
Major teams Canterbury, New Zealand
Position Flanker, Lock
Height
6 ft 4 in
Weight 238 lb
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| Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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| All Tests | 1999-2007 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 84.00 |
| Bledisloe Cup | 2000-2003 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| IRB Rugby World Cup | 1999-2007 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57 |
| The Rugby Championship | 1999-2007 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Test debut | South Africa v New Zealand at Pretoria, Aug 7, 1999 match details |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Romania at Toulouse, Sep 29, 2007 match details |
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Thorne's career contained many notable high points, with his leadership skills seeing him take the reins of both the Crusaders and New Zealand. In Super Rugby he won titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, captaining the franchise to an unbeaten season in 2002. At international level he played at three World Cups on his way to winning 50 Test caps for the All Blacks, captaining them to Tri-Nations titles in 2002 and 2003 and also helping to break the Australian stranglehold on the Bledisloe Cup. In 2008, following the Crusaders' Super 14 final win over the Waratahs, he took up a contract in Japan.
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