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Brad Thorne's career reads like a highlight reel.

NRL premierships with the Broncos under Wayne Bennett, 59 All Black tests with an 85% win rate, including a Rugby World Cup title, and a reputation as one of the toughest men to ever play the game.

But this podcast may be the most open and personal Brad has ever been.

He opens up about why he turned down an All Blacks selection in 2001,

his thoughts on the All Black coaching role and the sacking of Razor Robertson, why he swore at Sir Wayne Smith a few days before the 2011 Rugby World Cup final, and plenty more sports stuff.

Then there's the off-field areas.

his mum's Alzheimer's disease and the heartbreak of her no longer recognising him, his womaniser party years in the NRL, finding faith at the height of his success at the Broncos and the backlash that followed, fatherhood, masculinity, anxiety and what excellence looks like now.

For a man considered to be one of the hardest All Blacks of the century, this conversation is reflective, it's honest, and it's surprisingly tender.

This was the first time we met, but by the time we finished, I felt like we'd known each other for ages.

He's such a good chap.

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