Harry Joseph Thacker (born 18 February 1994) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. He plays as a hooker.[1] Thacker made 70 appearances for Leicester Tigers between 2013–2018.
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| Birth name | Harry Joseph Thacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Daniel Thacker (brother) Charlie Thacker (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thacker is the son of former Tigers hooker Troy Thacker.[2] He has a younger brother, Charlie, who was in the Tigers development squad,[3] and now plays for Nottingham in the RFU Championship.
On 20 January 2018, Thacker agreed to leave Leicester to join Bristol ahead of the 2018–19 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Leicester Tigers Senior Squad - Harry Thacker". web page. Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Family affair as Charlie Thacker targets Leicester Tigers' first team". web page. Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Family affair as Charlie Thacker targets Leicester Tigers' first team". web page. Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Bristol: John Afoa and Harry Thacker among nine signings for next season". BBC Sport. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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