Son of Qld rugby legend set for Reds debut
ROOKIE backrowers Liam Wright and Angus Scott-Young have been drafted to mend the hole ripped in the pack power of the Queensland Reds by two costly suspensions.
ROOKIE backrowers Liam Wright and Angus Scott-Young have been drafted to mend the hole ripped in the pack power of the Queensland Reds by two costly suspensions.
BRAD Thorn might have pushed the boundaries as a player, but he says that’s not the way he instructs his Reds to play Super Rugby.
AN early fright in Tokyo has given the Brumbies ample warning to not underestimate Queensland, despite the Reds’ long list of problems from their opening round.
QUEENSLAND Reds lock Lukhan Tui was has been suspended for three games for his lift-and-drive tackle on Melbourne Rebels halfback Will Genia.
FALLING from their status as Australia’s leading side is the wake-up call that the Reds need a tweak of playing style to evolve in 2014.
RICHIE McCaw has ended his feud with Quade Cooper and feels freshly energised for extending the Bledisloe Cup blackout of the Wallabies.
A WARTS-and-all review into the Reds’ finals fadeout has already started, to make sure James Horwill’s outfit is a title contender in 2014.
WHEN Ewen McKenzie arrived at the Reds there were Queensland players who were uncertain if a team song even existed.
THE job that Ewen McKenzie now faces as Wallabies coach was exposed in Christchurch just a month out from his first collision with the All Blacks.
DEVASTATED captain James Horwill bluntly admitted the Reds had badly let down departing coach Ewen McKenzie with a shabby play-offs exit.
THERE are two certainties in Super 15 rugby. One is that playing a Canterbury side in Christchurch is never easy.
WILL Genia believes Quade Cooper is a better person for his off-field mistakes and backs his good mate to perform in Christchurch.
THE Crusaders have changed their game significantly this season and it makes the Reds’ shot at history in Christchurch a bit more challenging.
CRUSADERS coach Todd Blackadder rates the Queensland Reds a clever side who will be difficult to overcome in the Super Rugby elimination final.
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