The sons of guns shone like beacons in three clashes between the next generation of Queensland Reds and New South Wales Waratahs at Sunnybank Rugby Club on Sunday. See who stood out with our reports and Team of the Day on the four game rugby bonanza which included the Challenger Series.
We’ve identified 33 Queensland rugby rookie players to watch at Sunday’s under-16 and under-19 National Championship.
The relation of three generations of Wallabies and a rough and tumble No.8 will be among the next generation of Queensland Reds glimpsed at an elite Under 16 National Championship in Brisbane on Sunday.
A GPS First XV schoolboy rugby star was glimpsed in the Queensland Reds v New South Wales Waratahs U18 clash at GPS Rugby Club on Saturday. MEET THE STARS AND SEE WHAT WE LEARNED.
The Reds are relishing a meeting on home soil with Super Rugby AU leaders the ACT Brumbies, who broke Queensland hearts last month.
Wearing their indigenous round jerseys, the Reds will have a point to prove against the Brumbies this weekend.
The new Australian Super Rugby competition has thrived amid the COVID-19 crisis because of how close the teams are to each other, but the cut throat format only makes it more gut-wrenching for the sides that miss the finals.
It didn’t rate a mention on the official press release, but the Queensland Reds are about to unleash a project player on the competition – and he’s a name we’ve already seen a lot of.
Reds coach Brad Thorn has defended star prop Taniela Tupou as critics zone in on his Super Rugby AU scrum dominance.
A timely bye will help injured centre Hunter Paisami’s bid to return for the Reds a week before the Super Rugby AU finals series.
The Reds have bounced back from last week’s embarrassing loss to the Waratahs with a brilliant defensive display against the Rebels that has reignited their season.
If rugby’s State of Union concept gets up, proud Queenslander Campbell Magnay will be first in line to inflict pain on NSW. But this week he has to take down the Reds as a Melbourne Rebel.
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