Wise heads needed to beat Kiwis
REDS skipper Scott Higginbotham has identified the experience void in Australian rugby as the gulf that must be closed to start regularly beating Kiwi teams again.
REDS skipper Scott Higginbotham has identified the experience void in Australian rugby as the gulf that must be closed to start regularly beating Kiwi teams again.
SUPER Rugby’s out-of-touch powerbrokers have rewarded the worst refereeing display of the season by appointing Kiwi Ben O’Keeffe with control of the Reds’ clash against the Hurricanes.
DUNCAN Paia’aua is set for a recall to the Reds backline for the daunting mission against the dynamic Hurricanes’ in Wellington on Friday.
THE embarrassing 35-point flop in Tokyo has so rattled the players even they must wonder which Reds team will show up against their hot Kiwi rivals on Friday night.
TANIELA Tupou, the Kiwi schoolboy rugby sensation dubbed the “Tongan Thor”, has been signed for two years by the Queensland Reds.
WILL Genia ramps up his bid for a Wallabies recall as he starts for Brisbane City in the NRC this weekend. Check out our full round four preview.
CAMPBELL Magnay is too young to drink but he will be chasing a maiden winning toast for Queensland Country in his run-on debut.
SCOTT Gale’s mission to become Will Genia’s Reds understudy has been rocked by an ankle injury that could rule him out for the rest of the NRC.
WILL Genia’s comeback was a frustrating one as he 9 wasted 10 minutes in the sin bin in Melbourne Rising’s 79-18 NRC thrashing of Brisbane City.
DREW Mitchell doesn’t mind admitting he didn’t jump for joy when told James O’Connor would be joining him in the south of France.
JAMES O’Connor will be playing for the Queensland Reds next season but his French club Toulon expects him to return to them after the Rugby World Cup.
UTILITY back Ben Lucas is exploring contract chances in Japan now his big-hearted contribution to the Queensland Reds is over after 74 matches.
CODE hopper Karmichael Hunt says securing a Wallabies jersey is yet to make his list of goals as he ventures back into Rugby union.
EWEN McKenzie has denied reports that James O’Connor demanded a guaranteed World Cup spot to return to Australia.
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