Lorenzo Thomas (rugby union)
| Date of birth | January 22, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Union High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Lindenwood University | ||||||||||||||||
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Lorenzo Thomas (born January 22, 1997) is an American former rugby union international.
Biography
[edit]A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Thomas was educated at Union High School and joined Air Force Prep School as a football recruit, before playing rugby with Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.[1]
Thomas gained two caps for the United States XV as a 19-year-old at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, becoming the team's youngest ever try scorer in his debut match against Chile at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale.[2]
In 2019, Thomas won a bronze medal with the United States rugby sevens team at the 2019 Pan American Games.[3]
Thomas received a four-year ban in 2021 for testing positive to a banned substance, which he had unknowingly taken in a pre workout supplement. The backdated suspension ended in 2023 and he played in that's year Pan American Games.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Briggeman, Brent (September 9, 2015). "Football player Lorenzo Thomas explains reasons he's leaving Air Force's prep school". Colorado Springs Gazette.
- ^ "Thomas Blessed at Rocket-Like Rise". Goff Rugby Report. February 22, 2016.
- ^ "USA Men's Rugby Win Bronze at 2019 Lima Pan American Games". djcoilrugby. July 28, 2019.
- ^ Tabani, Aalina (March 4, 2021). "USADA reaches decision on Men's Sevens Player Lorenzo Thomas". Eagles Rugby.
- ^ "Young USA Men's Team to Pan-Am Sevens". Goff Rugby Report. October 13, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lorenzo Thomas at ESPNscrum
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American rugby union players
- United States international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Rugby union centres
- United States international rugby sevens players
- Air Force Falcons football players
- Lindenwood Lions athletes
- Rugby sevens players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in rugby sevens
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in rugby union
- Footballers who switched code