Brad Thorn Bio

Brad Thorn is a current rugby coach who is a former dual code international. During his highly distinguished career, he won almost every rugby league and rugby union trophy on offer in the game. Brad Thorn was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

Although he was born in New Zealand, Brad Thorn moved to Australia at the age of eight. Even at such a young age, his talent was obvious. As a result, in his junior career, he represented the Junior Kangaroos. In 1994, he made his debut for the Brisbane Broncos, where he then stayed until 2000. During this period, Brad Thorn made 130 appearances for the side and won the Super League title (1997), the World Club Championship (1997) and two NRL titles (1998 and 2000).

At the same time, Brad Thorn also made regular appearances for Queensland and won the State of Origin title twice. He also played in eight test matches for Australia.

In 2001, Brad Thorn decided to leave Australia and switch codes. As a result, he signed for the Crusaders and Canterbury. At this point, he was also selected to play rugby union for New Zealand.