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) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
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) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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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]