Reds seeking redemption against Brumbies
The Queensland Reds have a point to prove after a disappointing defensive display against Western Force.
The Queensland Reds have a point to prove after a disappointing defensive display against Western Force.
Wallabies great David Campese has floated an idea for the Melbourne Rebels next year to help save Super Rugby and build a “better competition”, as the deadline on the club’s debt deal expired.
Rugby Australia has revealed what the future holds for ACT Brumbies, after questions were raised of the club’s role in the Super Rugby following Melbourne Rebels going into admissinstation.
They are the giants of Australian rugby ready to represent the Wallabies on the game’s grandest stage, but to the local clubs and schools that nurtured them, they are so much more.
Before uniting next week for a Wallabies camp, a host of Reds and Brumbies players will battle for bragging rights at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.
Believing it was “shoulder on shoulder” contact, the Queensland Reds will fight the suspension of prop Taniela Tupou for alleged foul play.
The Reds scored more tries but it was the Brumbies who prevailed in the top-of-the-table Super Rugby Pacific battle.
Reds teenager Kalani Thomas will welcome some sledging from Brumbies halfback Nic White in Canberra on Friday night.
Having become an “important member of the mob”, a Test newcomer has committed his immediate future to the Wallabies.
Reds co-captain Liam Wright could be available for Queensland’s battle with the Brumbies after recovering from a shoulder injury, but the form of his replacement Seru Uru has given coach Brad Thorn a lot to think about.
Travel restrictions caused by Covid-19 have led to next year’s Super Rugby Pacific schedule being changed.
New Zealand teams well and truly have bragging rights after the first week of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.
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