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Izack Rodda of the Reds (right) reacts following the Round 15 Super Rugby match between the Queensland Reds and the Highlanders at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Saturday, May 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Rodda return adds to Reds feelgood factor

Fresh from a big trial win over the Rebels, the Queensland Reds got some great news on the injury front with Wallabies lock Izack Rodda set to be fit for the Super Rugby opener against the Brumbies.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Carlo Tizzano of the Waratahs celebrates with his team mates after scoring a try during the pre-season Super Rugby match between the Waratahs and the Highlanders at Leichhardt Oval on January 17, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Tahs of the future demolish Kiwis

New Waratahs coach Rob Penney warned his new look team are a work in progress but there’s no doubting the enormous potential there after Friday night’s 40-21 romp over the Highlanders.

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Reformed Reds rebel stars in Melbourne mauling

Life after Samu Kerevi looks a whole lot brighter for the Queensland Reds now Wallaby James O’Connor has made an eye-catching return against his former club.

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Utility back Isaac Lucas shows off the new Queensland Reds alternate jersey that will be worn in trials and when jersey colours clash on the road in 2020. Picture: Brendan Hertel, QRU

Reds punt on future flyhalf

Queensland coach Brad Thorn will reveal his blueprint for the Reds’ 2020 backline as he looks to transform Isaac Lucas into a long-term Reds flyhalf.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on April 9, 2017 shows Western Force players leaving the field following their Super Rugby match against South Africa’s Kings in Perth. Western Force on August 23, 2017 won the right to appeal their axing from Super Rugby, as the Australian Rugby Union rejected a major cash injection from a mining magnate to keep the club in the competition. / AFP PHOTO / Greg Wood / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

ARU bankrupt by 2020 if Force stayed

THE ARU’s dire financial situation has been laid bare, with the game facing a potential $26 million black hole within two years if they continued with five Super Rugby teams.

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Billionaire and philanthropist Andrew Forrest is flanked by Western Force players during a media conference at Rugby WA Headquarters in Perth, Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Forrest says the ARU ambushed the Western Force, and they only axed the franchise because it carried a lower legal risk than the other teams. (AAP Image/Justin Chadwick) NO ARCHIVING

Why Twiggy’s ‘IPL of rugby’ won’t work

AS creative as the idea of the Force playing in Singapore, HK and far flung ports may seem, the fly-high ideals of such a rebel league will be confronted by several roadblocks.

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Force supporters during a rally at the Force HQ in Perth, Sunday, August 20, 2017. An estimated 10,000 Western Force fans have rallied in Perth against the Super Rugby club's axing by the Australian Rugby Union. (AAP Image/Tony McDonough) NO ARCHIVING

‘I hope the ARU suffers’

WA premier Mark McGowan hopes a rebel competition set up by mining billionaire Andrew Forrest will hurt the ARU after its treatment of the state’s taxpayers.

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Andrew Forrest in the crowd during a rally at the Force HQ in Perth, Sunday, August 20, 2017. An estimated 10,000 Western Force fans have rallied in Perth against the Super Rugby club's axing by the Australian Rugby Union. (AAP Image/Tony McDonough) NO ARCHIVING

Force’s explosive rebel league fightback

THE Western Force have thrown a curveball at the ARU, announcing firm plans to launch a rebel, six-team club rugby competition.

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 9, 2017 shows Western Force players leaving the field following their Super Rugby match against South Africa’s Kings in Perth. Western Force on August 23, 2017 won the right to appeal their axing from Super Rugby, as the Australian Rugby Union rejected a major cash injection from a mining magnate to keep the club in the competition. / AFP PHOTO / Greg Wood / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

Players in tears as Force axed

THE Western Force have lost their case to overturn the ARU’s axing of the Super Rugby club and the news has devastated the playing group.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Michael Hooper of the Waratahs runs past the Weary Dunlop Shield during the round five Super Rugby match between the Rebels and the Waratahs at AAMI Park on March 24, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Is Hooper greatest ever Waratah?

MICHAEL Hooper has won an extraordinary fifth consecutive Matthew Burke Cup after taking out the Waratahs’ best player of 2017.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13: Melbourne Rebels head coach Tony McGahan looks on during the round 12 Super Rugby match between the Melbourne Rebels and the Queensland Reds at AAMI Park on May 13, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Former Rebel joins Reds’ alliance

FORMER Rebels boss Tony McGahan will join the Reds as an assistant after a post-season review has the performance of head coach Nick Stiles in the crosshairs.

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Carlos Spencer could face off against Quade Cooper at the Brisbane Global Tens.

King Carlos v Prince Quade anyone?

CARLOS Spencer is being pursued for the Global Tens, setting up a potential showdown between the All Black magician and his Wallaby protege Quade Cooper.

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