Thyssen de Goede

Thyssen de Goede
Born (1988-06-24) June 24, 1988
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
SchoolGeorges P. Vanier Secondary School
Notable relative(s)Hans de Goede (father)
Stephanie de Goede (mother)
Sophie de Goede (sister)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker / No. 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Canada 2 (0)

Thyssen de Goede (born June 24, 1988) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.

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]

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "De Goede times ahead". www.world.rugby. July 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Thyssen de Goede named to Canada Sevens rugby team". Comox Valley Record. March 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Thyssen de Goede earns Lionheart MVP award". Comox Valley Record. December 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Sevens team loses thrice". Stabroek News. October 12, 2010.
  5. ↑ "De Goede set to make Canadian rugby test debut, following in father's path". The Globe and Mail. July 17, 2015.
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