William Henry Thorman

William Henry Thorman (29 August 1869 – 13 August 1922) was an English rugby union forward who was a member of the British Isles XV that toured South Africa in 1891. Despite playing for Cambridge and the British Isles, Thorman was never awarded a national cap.

Personal life Thorman was born in Seaham, County Durham in 1869 to Robert Thorman, a ship-broker and Harriet Marshall. He was educated at Richmond Grammar School and then West Riding, entering Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 1887. On returning to Britain, Thorman joined St. Thomas' Hospital Football Club, the hospital where he was a Clinical Assistant. Thorman was captain of St. Thomas' for three seasons, from 1892 through to 1895. In 1894 while still representing St. Thomas, he was chosen to join invitational touring side, Barbarian F.C.