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// NZ RUGBY WORLD // JUNE/JULY 2015
2004
Announces after the
Crusaders lose the
Super Rugby final
that he is returning
to the NRL. He was
unwanted by new All
Black coach Graham
Henry.
2005
Resumes playing for
the Queensland
Reds in all three
games of the State
of Origin series.
2006
Wins another NRL title
with the Broncos and
the following year is
named in the club’s list
of 20 greatest all time
players. Announces
that he is returning to
rugby and will play for
the Crusaders.
2008
Super Rugby is played under the so called
Experimental Law Variations and Thorn’s
mobility and power with ball in hand make him
irresistible. He helps the Crusaders win their
first title since 2005. The All Blacks pick him
in every test that year and at 33, he is easily
the oldest man in the squad.
brad
Thorn
timeline
1994 – 2014
[ brad thorn ]
