Thorn’s just a care bear

NEW coach Brad Thorn is not the sort of character to promise finals glory just so fans can feel warm and fuzzy but he can promise his Queensland Reds team will care deeply.

Thorn will work his remodelled squad hard in training, hard in the gym and hard with their standards to make sure there is a better reflection of the team’s undoubted talent than the four wins of the 2017 Super Rugby season.

Team culture is a passionate theme for him as demonstrated by the tight bonds formed within a Queensland Country side he steered to a NRC title.

“No.1, is care ... I want the players to care about each other, for the cause and about the state, families and fans they represent,” Thorn said.