Robin "Robbie" Thorne (born 26 March 1966) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Thorne primarily played as a winger. The teams he played for at a club level were: the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilita ...

(1988−89), the

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(1991−94), and the

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(1996).

Background

Thorne was born in

Roma, Queensland Roma is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of Sir Geo ...

Playing career

Thorne made his first grade debut for Canterbury in Round 4 1988 against Canberra scoring a try in a 22–17 win. Thorne played on the wing for Canterbury in their 1988 NSWRL grand final victory over Balmain. In 1991, Thorne joined the Gold Coast and played 4 years there with 3 of those seasons seeing the club finish last on the table claiming the wooden spoon in 1991, 1992 and 1993. In 1996, Thorne joined newly admitted side the Western Reds but only played 1 game for the club which was against Brisbane in Round 9 1996. This would prove to be Thorne's last game in first grade.

References

1966 births Living people People from Roma, Queensland Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Gold Coast Chargers players Western Reds players Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Queensland {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub