Researching Paul Thorburn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1729 people with the Thorburn surname? In that year Thorburn was ranked number 2006 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Thorburn on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Thorburn and the Thorburn Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1932 people with the Thorburn surname in the UK? Thorburn is now ranked number 2395 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Paul Thorburn
Paul Thorburn
Paul Thorburn (born 24 November 1962 in Rheindahlen, West Germany) is a former Neath RFC and international Wales rugby union player who played at full back and also featured in the Welsh international team.
Thorburn was a prolific long-distance goal kicker. He holds the record for the longest successful kick in an international test match (although not the longest in Rugby Union as a whole). He gained the record during the 1986 Five Nations Championship at Cardiff Arms Park with a penalty kick measuring exactly 70 yards 8 and a half inches (64.2m) against Scotland.
Thorburn was also in the Wales squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, during which he scored a conversion that won Wales third place in the competition.
He retired from playing in 1991. He was tournament director for the World Cup in 1999 and also a former special projects manager for the Welsh Rugby Union.
In 2006 he joined Ospreys after leaving the Welsh Rugby Union, however he left the club in June 2010 to pursue other business interests.
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