Josh Thiel

{{Short description|Canadian rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|6|2}} | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia | height = {{convert|6|ft|1 |in|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{cvt|218|lb|kg stlb}} | position = Fly-half, Centre | school = Robert Bateman Secondary | university = Bishop Burton College | relatives = Jon Thiel (father)<br/>Jake Thiel (brother) | currentclub = Vancouver Highlanders | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Abbotsford RFC | apps1 = | points1 = | years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = James Bay Athletic Association | apps2 = | points2 = | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = BC Bears | apps4 = | points4 = | years5 = 2019 | clubs5 = Pacific Pride | apps5 = | points5 = | years6 = 2019–2022 | clubs6 = San Diego Legion | apps6 = 8 | points6 = 0 | years7 = | clubs7 = | apps7 = | points7 = | years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Vancouver Highlanders | apps8 = 3 | points8 = 0 | repyears1 = 2017 | repteam1 = Canada under-20 | repcaps1 = 4 | reppoints1 = 0 | repyears2 = 2018 | repteam2 = Canada A | repcaps2 = 1 | reppoints2 = 0 | repyears3 = 2018–2022 | repteam3 = Canada | repcaps3 = 3 | reppoints3 = 0 | clubupdate = 10 August 2024 | repupdate = 10 August 2024 | repsevensyears1 = 2021– | repsevensteam1 = Canada | repsevenscomp1 = 5 | ru_sevensupdate = 10 August 2024 }}

'''Josh Thiel''' (born 2 June 1997) is a Canadian professional rugby union player for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR)<ref>[https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2019/12/20/san-diego-signs-canadian-back-josh-thiel/]"San Diego Legion signs Canadian Back Thiel"</ref> and for the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship. Josh won his first cap for Canada in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship vs Chile and has played for the Canada Sevens.<ref>[http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/298898.html]"ESPN: Jake Thiel”</ref> Josh is the son of former professional player and Canadian international Jon Thiel and Canadian international Jen Ross<ref>[https://thescrum.aedelhard.com/2018/09/26/the-thiel-ross-family-a-rugby-canada-legacy-like-no-other/]"The Thiel-Ross family a rugby Canada legacy like no other"</ref>

==Club statistics== {{updated|10 August 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:50%" |- ! Season !! Team !! Games !! Starts !! Sub !! Tries !! Cons !! Pens !! Drops !! Points !! Yel !! Red |- | MLR 2020 || San Diego Legion || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | MLR 2021 || San Diego Legion || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |MLR 2022 |San Diego Legion |6 |0 |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- |RPC 2024 |Vancouver Highlanders |3 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total || 11 || 3 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |}

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