Rugby
Where else but Queensland? Fit-again Horwill pledges future to Reds
Phil Lutton With his Super Rugby future set in stone until the next World Cup, James Horwill has set his sights on making the Wallabies captaincy his own as Australia counts down to a mammoth international...
Rugby
Reds finally jump Sharks
Phil Lutton The Super Rugby hopes of the Sharks, in the gloomy words of their coach, are dead. The Reds are very much alive after ‘dusting off’ some of their old tricks on the way to a drought-breaking triumph...
McKenzie wants an air of suspense over Reds
Phil Lutton EWEN McKENZIE has already re-invented Queensland rugby once. Now he wants to do it again, warning rivals to expect the unexpected from a Reds outfit determined to remain one of the elite sides.
White accuses Reds of stretching the truth
Phil Lutton RINGO STARR is touring Australia but Brumbies coach Jake White has always been a John Lennon man, suggesting Ewen McKenzie is guilty of ''mind games'' as their Super Rugby opener looms on Saturday...
Deans finally decides to throw caution to the wind
Phil Lutton FOR MANY Australian rugby fans, it may all sound like a case of too little, too late. But Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has promised a riskier and more innovative approach to derail the All Blacks in...
Five down for Reds ... and now for the Tahs
Phil Lutton After the Reds lost to the Crusaders in Christchurch in May, arithmetic dictated that they would need to win all six of their remaining games if they were any hope of defending their Super Rugby...
Reds look for perfect storm to finish in Super finals contention
Phil Lutton TEAMS spend season upon season chasing the ''perfect game''; a night where everything touched turns to solid gold and moments of blind luck masquerade as pure genius.
Live blog: Reds vs Brumbies
Phil Lutton at Suncorp Stadium Tonight we're live from Suncorp Stadium as the Reds host the Brumbies in their last home game of the Super Rugby regular season.
Murphy's law as Reds ring changes
Phil Lutton The curse of the number 10 jersey has given Queensland Reds playmaker Dallan Murphy the chance to start in Sunday's match against the Bulls in Pretoria.
Rugby Union
Fluency search continues for start-stop Reds
Phil Lutton The Queensland Reds are getting it done and in the words of Ewen McKenzie: “That’s pretty much about it”.
Rapana to debut for Reds
Phil Lutton Openside flanker Liam Gill has been given his second start by the Reds and centre Joel Rapana makes his debut as Queensland tries to bounce back to form against the Western Force on Saturday night.
Rugby
Reds get scare as Cooper's knee flares
Phil Lutton, Greg Growden THE Queensland Reds aren't concerned an aggravation to the knee of star playmaker Quade Cooper will seriously impede his comeback after he was sent for scans yesterday.
Ioane itching to unleash five weeks of frustration
Phil Lutton After feeling like he's just completed a second pre-season, Digby Ioane is hoping to unleash five weeks of frustration on the battling Auckland Blues as he makes his return to Super Rugby on Friday...
Quade Cooper edges closer to return
Phil Lutton Ewen McKenzie has continued to keep a firm lid on the potential return of his star playmaker Quade Cooper as the Reds slowly but surely edge their way closer to a full-strength side.
Reds' retort that could turn a season
Phil Lutton If the Queensland Reds go on to defend their Super Rugby title, or even make some noise in the finals, they will look back to a stretch of play before halftime against the Chiefs and remember the...
Rugby
Gamble on two penalties spurs dramatic turnaround
Phil Lutton If the Queensland Reds go on to defend their Super Rugby title, or even make some noise in the finals, they will look back to a stretch of play before half-time against the Chiefs yesterday and...
Cannon speaks about son's driveway accident: 'He's an amazing little boy'
Phil Lutton The first doctor on the scene of Brendan Cannon's tragic driveway accident involving toddler son Sam says he thought the 16-month-old would die before he reached hospital.
