Johnathan Thurston says he discovered his mother was part of stolen generations at crunch time in career

A trip in 2010 to her early home helped kick him into gear on the field, NRL great reveals

Johnathan Thurston has revealed that he only discovered his mother was part of the stolen generations halfway through his career, and it helped to change his path in life.

Forever proud of his own Indigenous heritage, the champion rugby league playmaker learned in 2010 the details of his mother’s childhood at a crunch time in his career.

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