The Queensland Reds U16 and U19 teams got the ball rolling in the National Championships with convcing wins over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra. See the Team of the Day and Match reports here.
Australian teams are desperate for an improved showing against their New Zealand rivals in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Filipo Daugunu scored a try in his 50th appearance for Queensland as the Reds ended the Brumbies’ winning streak.
The scrum battle is set to be a talking point of the Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Brumbies.
Queensland Reds captain Liam Wright has been dropped to the bench for the Super Rugby AU decider while prized recruit Suliasi Vunivalu has missed out altogether.
Being beaten by the Brumbies in last year’s Super Rugby AU grand final still haunts the Queensland Reds.
Wallabies icon George Gregan and his wife Erica’s coffee and restaurant group has been torpedoed by more than $1 million of debt.
Having served a ban as well as time on the bench, former Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu will start for Queensland against the Brumbies.
He played an important role in the Brumbies winning the Super Rugby AU final, but Rebels-bound Joe Powell was still caught off guard in being named in an extended Wallabies squad.
A win over the Brumbies in Saturday night’s Super Rugby AU grand final would bury Queensland’s Canberra hoodoo.
It’s not just the Brumbies standing in the way of a Reds’ Super Rugby AU title. The Queenslanders must also cope with game-day travel.
Reds winger Chris Feauai-Sautia has succumbed to a groin injury and will miss the Super Rugby AU grand final.
It used to be Brad Thorn’s job to beat the Reds. Now he’s the central figure in Queensland’s rugby resurgence.
Reds and Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu has been impressed with Queensland’s resurgence this season.
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