'It's been an honour': Ex-All Black Brad Thorn departs coaching gig a proud man

'It's been an honour': Ex-All Black Brad Thorn departs coaching gig a proud man'It's been an honour': Ex-All Black Brad Thorn departs coaching gig a proud manDeparting Reds coach Brad Thorn. [Image: stuff.co.nz]Departing Reds coach Brad Thorn isn’t sure what his future holds, but does know "it’s just time to take a breath". The former World Cup-winning All Black bowed out from his post following Saturday’s 29-20 Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinal defeat to the Chiefs in Hamilton. While far from a fairytale finish to his six-year spell, it was at least a fitting, fighting, display for the renowned hard man of both rugby and rugby league to sign off on. So what next for the man who, when in April announced he would be stepping down after this campaign, noted he had been “institutionalised” in professional sport?