Gavin Thornbury rugby player
Gavin Thornbury rugby player

Gavin Thornbury

19th Oct 1993 2.04m/114kg No 4 Lock

Connacht travelling squad to South Africa named

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Connacht management team have named a 29-man travelling squad to South Africa for the BKT United Rugby Championship fixtures against the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls. This evening the squad...

Carty boost for Connacht ahead of first derby of the season against Ulster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Pete Wilkins confirmed that Carty is available for selection while they are monitoring a knee injury picked up by JJ Hanrahan in the 34-26 win over Glasgow at the weekend. Connacht skipper...

Connacht: Return of Hansen among six changes for Benetton clash

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Mack Hansen has recovered from injury that he picked up on Ireland duty to line out for Connacht in tomorrow’s BKT URC meeting with Benetton at The Sportsground (k/o 3.15pm).     His...

Connacht internationals return for Munster interpro in Limerick

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six Connacht players who were with the Ireland squad in November have come into the starting lineup for tomorrow’s interpro with Munster in Limerick (k/o 7.35pm).     Dave Heffernan,...

Conor Murray ruled out of Ireland's remaining Autumn fixtures

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland's newest test centurion Conor Murray will miss the remaining Autumn Nations Series fixtures against Fiji and Australia.    Murray played his 100th test match for Ireland against...

Craig Casey captains Ireland A against All Blacks XV

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ireland coaching group have named the Ireland ‘A’ Match Day Squad that will take on the All Blacks XV at The RDS on Friday evening (Kick-off 7.45pm, live on Virgin Media in Republic of...

United Rugby Championship Team News and TV Listings

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 7 fixtures of the BKT United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #SCAvLEI Aaron...

Connacht: Butler reaches 100 caps and two potential debutants in Ospreys team

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jarrad Butler will become the latest Connacht centurion in tomorrow’s BKT United Rugby Championship clash away to the Ospreys (k/o 7.35pm).   Butler joined Connacht in 2017 and has quickly...

The Weekend's United Rugby Championship Round 5 Teams

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for this weekend's Round 5 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #OSPvSTO Rhys...

Friday's United Rugby Championship Teams

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The teams for Friday's Round 5 fixtures of the United Rugby Championship have been named with all details of match officials and broadcast information below.   TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #OSPvSTO Rhys...