Christopher Thorman (born 26 September 1980) is an English

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coach is head coach of

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and a former player. An

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-kicking , he previously played in the Engage Super League for

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( Heritage No.),

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, London Broncos ( Heritage No. 402) and the Sheffield Eagles, as well as in the

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for the

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( Heritage No. 668). Following the sacking of

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as coach of the

, he was announced as interim head coach.

Background

Born 26 September 1980 in

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, Thorman 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 former

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international

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. His first rugby club was Newcastle Eagles (now known as

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) 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 orth East U16more and more scouts discovered the potential the young man had. At 16, he made his professional début playing for the Sheffield Eagles.

Playing career

Thorman scored the fastest hat-trick of tries scored from the start of a match in 6 min 54 sec while playing for Huddersfield Giants against Doncaster Dragons in the semi-final of the Buddies National League Cup at Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on 19 May 2002. In 2004, Thorman made a highly anticipated move to NRL side the

. Thorman struggled with form and only made 11 appearances for the club before leaving Australia and signing with The

His representative honours include 1 game for Yorkshire, 1 game for England "A" and 2 games as England captain. Thorman captained Huddersfield in the 2006 Challenge Cup Final at stand-off half back against St. Helens but the Giants lost 12–42. In June 2007 Thorman was called up to the

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squad for the

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against

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however missed the match with an injury to his thigh. Thorman signed a 1-year deal for Hull in the 2009 season but after a disappointing season for Hull he was sold to York City Knights.

Coaching career

In June 2012, Thorman announced to be joining Super League's Huddersfield Giants as an assistant coach at the end of the season. On 3 May 2019, Thorman was appointed head coach at

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, following the departure of former boss

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. His move followed his resignation from his first management job at

References

External links

Giants maintain winning formChallenge Cup Final 2006Floodlit-Nines Winning Captain, Chris ThormanChris Thorman Hull ProfileThorman Cleared of Biting
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Thorman talks about Jon Sharp's Departure from the Giants
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2008 Superleague Player ProfileThorman's Drop Goal Seals Victory for the Giants against Bradford BullsYorkshire Post Player Profile 2007
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