THEY’RE often dogged, tight and ugly affairs — but it was a record breaking points bonanza at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night as the Waratahs once again bettered their traditional rivals, the Reds, 52-41 in Brisbane.
MOTIVATED Reds winger Izaia Perese must conquer a mountainous 32kg size difference to do his part in ending the most dire interstate drought in 55 years on Saturday night.
HE’S too mild to give the Suncorp crowd a gobful like Wendell the Waratah but NSW convert Rob Simmons won’t shy away from a running battle with one fired-up Queenslander.
NEW Reds flyhalf Hamish Stewart has been invited to train with the Wallabies next week but only after coach Michael Cheika said he made a comical string of unanswered phone calls.
UNKNOWN rookie Duncan Paia’aua has been backed to step up in the Queensland No.10 jersey by injured playmaker Quade Cooper.
A visibly stronger and more robust Hunt had Queensland Reds officials quietly smiling after the club’s first in-house game of the pre-season on Saturday.
THE Queensland Reds are coming to terms with the news that figurehead James Horwill will leave after the 2015 Super Rugby campaign.
QUEENSLAND Reds captain James Horwill has quit Super Rugby to take up a post World Cup deal with Harlequins.
QUADE Cooper has re-signed with Australian rugby and Kurtley Beale will follow suit in days in a double whammy for the Wallabies before the World Cup.
JAMES O’Connor will now not link with the Reds until next month after being granted a brief extension to help his injury-hit French club Toulon.
THE Tongan Thor has landed. Teen rugby sensation Taniela Tupou reported for Reds training — and he didn’t disappoint his new coaches.
THE culture shock of rugby life in Japan has been the tonic to reinvigorate former All Black Adam Thomson for his fresh attack on Super Rugby with the Reds.
“BIG Red” Campbell Magnay knocked back an offer from the Brisbane Broncos to sign a three-year deal with the Queensland Reds.
BRISBANE City are the inaugural NRC champions after beating Perth Spirit 37-26 in a close-fought grand final at Ballymore.
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