ing ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁International ▁Th irl by ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁England ▁Se vens ▁team . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁R W C ▁Se vens ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁R W C ▁Se vens ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁only ▁England ▁player ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Joe ▁L yd on ' s ▁twelve - man ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁team ▁returned ▁without ▁med als , ▁they ▁did ▁win ▁the ▁Se vens ▁Pl ate ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁ 3 5 ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁IR B ▁Se vens ▁World ▁Series , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁third - high est ▁total ▁by ▁an ▁England ▁player , ▁which ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁sur pass ed ▁several ▁times . ▁ ▁Th irl by ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁up ▁for ▁England ' s ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁tour ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁test ▁side , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁tour ▁matches , ▁scoring ▁a ▁try ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 6 – 2 7 ▁victory ▁over ▁G aut eng ▁Fal cons . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Th irl by ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Jess ▁Gar land , ▁a ▁former ▁England ▁net ball ▁international . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁England ▁national