Brad Thorn focuses on one final summit

The successful climber, according to folklore, feels only fleeting
satisfaction upon reaching a summit.

Soon, inevitably, his eyes and his
thoughts turn to conquering the next peak.

This metaphor is used frequently
in a sporting context, but it seems particularly apt in surveying the career
of Brad Thorn.



Having scaled the heights of Australian rugby league, Thorn returned to his
native New Zealand to cross codes and become an All Black.

After winning the
World Cup in 2011, he travelled to Europe and won the Heineken Cup with
Leinster.

Now with Leicester Tigers, one final a…