ONE of the code’s most valuable breeding grounds has provided a leg up to a couple of sports that would happily accept those who might otherwise be on the track to a future with the Wallabies or the Reds.
THE Taniela Tupou who terrorised schoolboy rugby opponents never really went away, Reds coach Brad Thorn believes. He just got a whole lot better in every other department.
THE surge of belief within the youngest Reds players from their near-miss in Wellington has convinced skipper Scott Higginbotham they are ready to ambush the Highlanders at their next start.
A powerhouse Wallabies audition from prop Taniela Tupou in Wellington on Friday night helped restore the Reds’ damaged pride and demand his selection for the Test series against Ireland.
“WILL Genia passes to Sam Burgess”. We could be hearing this in commentary if an audacious bid by English club Bath comes off.
THE jaw-dropping impact of Brumbies winger Henry Speight and the mighty Sharks backrow show just how far off the pace the Reds are in Super Rugby.
THE chances of the National Rugby Championship helping the Reds find the next Israel Folau or any other potential superstar is minimal at best.
RACHEL Horton kicks and punches in her own sporting life, so controlling two brawny packs should be child’s play for the history-making referee.
LOCK in Karmichael Hunt for the Reds. The AFL star will link with James O’Connor for the Queensland side next season, writes Jim Tucker.
QUEENSLAND’S $1 million investment in the NRC has become a critical aid for the Reds to upgrade ragged skills and uncover an unheralded gem.
THEIR seasons have been confined to the scrapheap but exactly what went wrong for the teams that finished 15th-11th on the Super Rugby ladder?
WILL Genia has overruled his zeal to rewrite comeback dates and scratched himself from next month’s first showdown against the All Blacks.
BESIEGED coach Richard Graham must transform the Reds in the opening eight games of next season or the calls for his head will be deafening.
AFTER Kurtley Beale cut a swathe through the Reds, coach Michael Cheika said it was “obvious” Australian rugby must retain the off-contract star.
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