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...
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...
Derby will decide real top dogs, says White
Phil Lutton Brumbies coach Jake White says Saturday's scrap with the Reds in Brisbane could represent a changing of the guard in Australian rugby as his ambitious side tries to usurp Ewen McKenzie's former...
Ioane leaving? News to us, say Reds
Phil Lutton If Digby Ioane is leaving, he hasn't told the Queensland Reds. And captain James Horwill has poured cold water on suggestions disputes over third party deals were at the heart of a number of contract...
Rugby could learn something off Ricky's rant
Phil Lutton Before Ricky Stuart walked into the press conference room at Skilled Park last Sunday night, there was the distinct feeling he was about to serve up something a little special.
Reds rediscover adventurous streak
Phil Lutton Will Genia was scheming, Quade Cooper was scoring and James Horwill is back. There’s life in the Reds yet, even if it was almost sucked out of them in a frantic final seconds at Suncorp Stadium.
Live: Reds vs Hurricanes
Phil Lutton Tonight we're live from Suncorp Stadium as the Reds host the Hurricanes.
Rugby
Reds score ugly win over Hurricanes in 'strange game'
Phil Lutton Ewen McKenzie wants to forget that one in a hurry. Conrad Smith will remember it as one of the strangest games he’s ever played.
All Blacks angry at Higginbotham 'cheap shots'
Phil Lutton The All Blacks have labelled Scott Higginbotham's knee and headbutt on Richie McCaw as a 'cheap shot' in a fiery wash-up to last night's Bledisloe Cup battle in Brisbane.
Ioane overcomes pneumonia to take on old enemy
Phil Lutton Two weeks ago, Digby Ioane pulled out of a training session feeling sick, went into the change rooms, curled up in a ball and shivered himself to sleep. Then he started coughing up blood.
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...
Harris set to fill Quade's shoes
Phil Lutton Ewen McKenzie insists he hasn't made up his mind but Mike Harris has all but been fitted with the Queensland Reds number 10 jumper for next weekend's Super Rugby opener against the Waratahs in Sydney.
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”.
Cooper knocks back French riches
Phil Lutton The rush for the services of in-demand flyhalf Quade Cooper is officially a two-horse race, with the Wallaby star knocking back a colossal offer from a leading French club to commit his immediate...
