Ostracised former Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper dominated in his return to rugby in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition last weekend as he continues to look for an avenue back into professional rugby. The 30-year-old was told he was surplus to requirements by new Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn earlier this season which has subsequently relegated […]

8 years ago

Former Leinster lock and current Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn has lamented how modern rugby is being officiated by referees following his side’s 39-16 loss to the Blues on Friday. The Reds lost winger Jordan Petaia and prop Taniela Tupou to back-to-back yellow cards in the first-half for dangerous tackling and Thorn said that the […]

8 years ago

Bradley Carnegie Thorn was only at Leinster for three months but, six years on, he is still talked about in reverential tones and terms. ‘Thorny’ came, he saw and he won a Heineken Cup to add to his ludicrous collection. Sportsmen and women have often had a crack at different sporting codes but few have […]

8 years ago

Brad Thorn spoke with disarming poignancy on switching to rugby union as a tribute to his late father. In 2000, Thorn was 25-years-old and one of the biggest rugby league stars in Australia. He was earning good money, playing for his hometown team [Brisbane Broncos], had just claimed his second NRL title and was dating […]

8 years ago

Unstoppable. Literally

11 years ago

Respect among legends

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