Born in Beckenham, England, he qualified to play internationally for Canada through his Canadian mother.
He won 8 caps in 2014 and 2015 before retiring from professional rugby at the end of the 2016 season aged 31.
Thorpe made his debut in an EDF Energy Cup match against London Wasps.
[2] He scored a hat-trick against the Newport Gwent Dragons,[3] Thorpe was a member of the London Irish side that made the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup that season.
to become Director of Rugby from early 2020 to late 2022, while they were playing in National League 1.