Speight ready for emotional return
Henry Speight made the surprise switch from the ACT Brumbies to Brisbane for family – but he’ll be back in the place he called home much quicker than he could have foreseen.
Super Rugby
Why Lucas grounding has him in the Reds zone
Young flyhalf Isaac Lucas’s game management development is really paying off and it may surprise some that it’s all down to a season as playmaker in the National Rugby Championship.
Reds snap 11-game losing streak against Waratahs
After losing their last 11 games against the Waratahs, the Reds have shown they can make an impact in 2020, ahead of the Super Rugby season opener against the Brumbies.
‘Hungry’ O’Connor to rip into Reds comeback
He’s not a veteran yet – but at 29, James O’Connor possesses the knowledge and leadership skills that will be essential to Queensland’s Super Rugby campaign – and he can’t wait.
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Sevens coach slams door on part-time stars
AUSTRALIAN mens sevens coach Andy Friend said 15s stars will no longer be parachuted into Olympic campaigns after he re-signed a huge number of his emerging young squad.
‘I’ll play for Australia again’
IT’S been four years and several off-field dramas since James O’Connor last played for the Wallabies. But he still believes he will pull on the gold jersey again.
Reds draw short straw in truncated format
QUEENSLAND will benefit from Super Rugby’s new streamlined schedule but the poorly performed Reds have lost three of their bunnies in the process.
Sunwolves in Australia’s Super Rugby conference
ARU boss Bill Pulver has welcomed the return of home-and-away derbies, as Japan’s Sunwolves replace the Western Force in Australia’s conference for the revamped Super Rugby competition.
Tahs ‘delighted’ with new Super Rugby draw
A SIMPLER Super Rugby draw that returns tribalism to Australian rugby has been welcomed by the Waratahs after the new 15-team competition’s fixture list was released.
ARU deputy ‘supported Rebels cause’
FORMER ARU deputy Rob Clarke rejects accusations that he undermined the Force as a secret Rebels fan on the first day of the Senate inquiry into Aussie rugby.
ARU short-changed Force: Senate grills Pulver
SHOCKING details of an ARU funding discrepancy between the Force and other Super Rugby teams have emerged during a Senate hearing grilling for chief executive Bill Pulver.
A Thorn in Stiles’ side
NICK Stiles is no certainty to be head coach of the Queensland Reds next season, with Super Rugby’s battlers still fiddling with the team’s off-field set-up.
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