‘Great shift’ not enough for Reds
The Queensland Reds have been left to ponder yet another swift ending to a Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
The Queensland Reds have been left to ponder yet another swift ending to a Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
Queensland’s Super Rugby finals campaign has fallen at the first hurdle for a fourth straight year, this time thrashed by a rampant Crusaders in New Zealand.
Straight out of school in 2016, Len Ikitau landed in Canberra with one dream in mind – but it seemed impossibly distant as he wrestled with his thoughts on cold winter mornings.
The Queensland Reds are desperate to advance past the opening week of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series for the first time in four years.
Noah Lolesio has detailed the fear, then relief, he felt after up to eight hours in hospital due to a back injury sustained during the Brumbies’ Super Rugby match against Western Force.
The Queensland Reds will receive a welcome boost ahead of their important Super Rugby Pacific clash against Fijian Drua on Saturday night.
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It is one of the most formidable coaching teams ever assembled – and the mix of Wallabies and All Blacks all-time greats tasked with landing an early blow on the British and Irish Lions.
Waratahs coach Dan McKellar was forced to bring out the old school system to rev up his repeatedly lacklustre team over the Western Force. But in doing so, the riot act has proven Super Rugby’s ‘fundamental flaw.’
The son of a hard-nosed former Wallaby has rocketed into the frame for Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies squad to take on the physicality of the British and Irish Lions pack.
Queensland Reds were shooting for a guaranteed spot in the Super Rugby playoffs and its first win over the Hurricanes since 2013, but were their own worst enemy in a nailbiting loss.
Wallabies enforcer Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has outlined his plans to start boxing – after the 201cm, 124kg behemoth takes care of the Lions. And he’s got one of Australia’s top boxers in his corner.
The Queensland Reds are searching for some answers to their dip in form ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific finals series.
The Wallabies’ playmaking stocks have been bolstered by a key re-signing, which all but sets up a crucial duel to decide who takes Australia to the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
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