Thyssen de Goede
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| Date of birth | June 24, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Georges P. Vanier Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Hans de Goede (father) Stephanie de Goede (mother) Sophie de Goede (sister) | ||||||||||||||||
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Thyssen de Goede (born June 24, 1988) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
A native of Victoria, British Columbia, de Goede is of Dutch descent and comes from a rugby playing family, with his father Hans and mother Stephanie both captaining Canada at Rugby World Cups.[1] His younger sister Sophie is also a Canadian representative player. He was educated at Georges P. Vanier Secondary School.[2]
Rugby career[edit]
A back-row forward, de Goede started playing rugby with his school team at age 15 and represented Canada at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[3] He had several years with the Canada rugby sevens team, including an appearance at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[4] In 2015, de Goede debuted for the Canada XV as the blindside flanker against Japan at the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup and was capped a second time off the bench against Samoa later in the tournament.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "De Goede times ahead". www.world.rugby. July 24, 2015.
- ^ "Thyssen de Goede named to Canada Sevens rugby team". Comox Valley Record. March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Thyssen de Goede earns Lionheart MVP award". Comox Valley Record. December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens team loses thrice". Stabroek News. October 12, 2010.
- ^ "De Goede set to make Canadian rugby test debut, following in father's path". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 2015.