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Brad Thorn - Source: Photosport
Brad Thorn
Position: Lock
DOB: 03/02/1975
Physical: 1.95m, 113kg
Province: Canterbury
Tests: 59
Test Points: 20 (Four Tries)
Test Debut: 21/06/2003 v Wales at Hamilton
Brad Thorn is a rugby-league convert who has seen his sporting
career go full-circle. After initially turning down the opportunity
to represent the All Blacks in 2001, as he contemplated his
sporting future, Thorn made his Test debut in 2003. Another
successful stint in rugby league - where he won a NRL premiership
with the Brisbane Broncos in 2006 - followed but rugby again called
in 2008 and he went on to win a Super 14 title with the Crusaders
and again cemented an All Black berth. Thorn is not a traditional
ball-winning lock-forward but, is nonetheless, the powerhouse of
the All Blacks' pack. 2011 will be his swansong season after he
recently signed with Japanese club Fukuoka Sanix Blues.
