Gavin Thornbury
| Birth name | Gavin Thornbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 October 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gavin Thornbury (born 19 October 1993) is an Irish professional rugby union player, who plays in the second-row position for Irish province Leinster.
After completing three years in the Leinster academy upon leaving school, he was granted a fully professional development contract for the 2015-16 season.[1] He previously played for the Ireland national under-20 rugby union team in the Junior World Championship and u-20 Six Nations tournaments, and also represented Leinster at underage level. He is an ex-pupil of famed rugby nursery Blackrock College.