A former All Black’s motivating influence, a missing penalty try and an injury curse are among five talking points from the weekend’s Super Rugby action.
Reds’ Thorn in side of Lions
Former All Blacks lock Brad Thorn is making his mark on the Reds, highlighted by their gritty 27-22 win over South Africa’s table topping Golden Lions in Brisbane on Saturday.
The victory means the Reds have already won four games – the same number as in their entire abject 2017 season – with two games still to come against the winless Sunwolves.
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Thorn, who boldly dropped former Wallaby fly-half Quade Cooper from his 2018 squad, has encouraged the development of young pivot Hamish Stewart, who looms as the Reds’ first-choice playmaker next ye