Scott Thorburn
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2019}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|01|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Taree, New South Wales, Australia
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| retired = yes
| position = {{rlp|FE|HB}}
| club1 = South Queensland
| year1start = 1997
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| appearances1 = 1
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = Gold Coast
| year2start = 1998
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| appearances2 = 9
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 7
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 14
| club3 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}
| year3start = 2004
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| appearances3 = 9
| tries3 = 1
| goals3 = 13
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Scott Thorburn (born 24 January 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s for the South Queensland Crushers and Gold Coast Chargers.
Background
Thorburn was born in the New South Wales town of Taree but played most of his football in Queensland.
Playing career
Thorburn made one appearance for South Queensland in the 1997 ARL season, then nine for Gold Coast in the 1998 NRL season including the club's final ever game in first grade which was a 20-18 defeat against Cronulla.
While playing for Easts Tigers, Thorburn won the Queensland Cup's best and fairest award in the 2002 season. His post NRL career also included a stint in England with Hull Kingston Rovers.{{cite news |last1=Whalley |first1=John |title=Hull rocked by Smith injury |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2373043/Hull-rocked-by-Smith-injury.html |date=14 February 2004}}
Post playing
Formerly a fireman by trade, Thornburn is based in Mackay, Queensland.{{cite news |title=Fireman to turn up rugby league heat for Magpies |url=https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/apn-fireman-to-turn-up-rugby-league-heat-for/77957/ |work=Mackay Daily Mercury |date=1 December 2004 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Mackay cooling company secures mining giant contracts |url=https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/contracts-set-in-stone-mining-giant/2735330/ |work=Mackay Daily Mercury |date=11 August 2015 |language=en}}
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/scott-thorburn/summary.html Scott Thorburn] at Rugby League project
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Brisbane Tigers players
Category:Gold Coast Chargers players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league halfbacks