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'Picasso of the Pass' paints a sad picture
Spiro Zavos QUADE Cooper grew up in the New Zealand idolising the extravagant rugby play of Carlos Spencer. Cooper has become a Spencer clone. There are the tats. And the cheeky grin when a clever play has come off. There are the outrageous passes (I once called Cooper, ''the Picasso of the Pass''), the sensational break-outs and the astounding variety of kicks that offer numerous chances for chasers to score tries. Why wouldn't Robbie Deans pick this Wallaby wizard to bewilder the British and Irish Lions in their Test series?
Reds recall old triumph in bid to beat Stormers
Jim Morton The Queensland Reds are taking confidence from their best away win of the past decade into Sunday morning's (Sydney time) crucial clash in Cape Town.
Stormers v Reds
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, Sunday 1.05am (AEST)
Wallabies job at bottom of Deans-McKenzie maul
PHIL LUTTON It’s hard to believe such a mythical place exists in Australian rugby at the moment but the events of the past few days go beyond Quade Cooper.
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Cooper can force way into squad, says coach
Georgina Robinson, Phil Lutton As the Waratahs coach preparing his side to face the Reds in round two this season, Michael Cheika paid no heed to Quade Cooper's so-called defensive weaknesses.
Criticism gives Cooper a point to prove
Phil Lutton and Georgina Robinson Reds coach Ewen McKenzie expects beleaguered playmaker Quade Cooper to make a statement against the Stormers in Cape Town on the weekend after absorbing the news of his omission from the Wallaby squad.
Cooper behind Tapuai slump: Deans
PHIL LUTTON Wallaby coach Robbie Deans says Quade Cooper’s shortcomings as a player have had a hand in the fall from grace of Reds teammate and former Wallaby centre Ben Tapuai.
Folau in, Cooper out of Wallabies squad
Darren Walton Israel Folau is in but Quade Cooper is the most notable omission from coach Robbie Deans’ initial 25-man Wallabies squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions in June and July.
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Reds lose as Cheetahs display their attacking van Zyl
Jim Morton Cheetahs halfback Piet van Zyl scored two first-half tries as the Queensland Reds suffered a 27-13 loss in the Super Rugby game at Bloemfontein.
Reds recall Morahan, Horwill for Cheetahs clash
Western Force-bound flyer Luke Morahan will start for Queensland at fullback in their Super Rugby clash with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Sunday morning.
Reds face rugby acid test on Africa safari
One South African coach has questioned whether Queensland are true title contenders, but Ewen McKenzie has stressed the Reds are in great shape heading towards Super Rugby's business end.
Cheetahs v Reds
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, Sunday, 3.10am (AEST)
Cooper hails length-of-field effort best he's seen
Jim Morton Many Super Rugby pundits are calling it the try of the year - a sweeping 100-metre effort that Quade Cooper believes is the best in his seven seasons with Queensland.
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 at Suncorp Stadium.
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Reds lose Horwill for Sharks clash
The Queensland Reds will be without Wallabies captain James Horwill for Friday night's Super Rugby clash against the injury-hit Sharks at Suncorp Stadium.
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Reds lose Horwill for Sharks clash
Jim Morton The Queensland Reds will be without Wallabies captain James Horwill for Friday night's Super Rugby clash against the injury-hit Sharks at Suncorp Stadium.
Big game hunting takes on new meaning for Reds' adventure in Africa
EWEN MCKENZIE In theory, the Reds are about to embark upon their most ''stable'' period of this year's Super Rugby tournament in the sense that we are preparing to play three South African teams in a row.
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Shock move on cards for Ioane
Could Wallabies winger Digby Ioane be a major selection surprise in the centres as Queensland attempts to rework its spluttering Super Rugby attack?
Reds searching for a creative opening
PHIL LUTTON Will Genia wants his Reds to let the ball sing on Friday night, having watched his forwards beat their head into a brick wall in Perth.
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 campaign.
Horwill locks in deal with Reds and ARU
PHIL LUTTON Reds captain James Horwill has taken the next step towards becoming a one-club man after signing a new deal with Queensland and the ARU.
Horwill signs new Reds deal
Wallabies captain James Horwill has signed a new two-year deal with the Queensland Reds and Australian Rugby Union taking him through to the 2015 World Cup.
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Horwill re-signs with Reds and ARU
Jim Morton Wallabies and Reds captain James Horwill has signed a new two-year deal which will take him through to the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Force draw with Reds in rugby thriller
Justin Chadwick Star Queensland Reds five-eighth Quade Cooper missed a 75th-minute sideline conversion as the Western Force held on for a 11-11 Super Rugby draw in Perth on Saturday night.
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Plucky Reds forced to settle for draw
Justin Chadwick Star Queensland Reds five-eighth Quade Cooper missed a 75th-minute sideline conversion as the Western Force held on for a 11-11 Super Rugby draw in Perth on Saturday night.
Jono Lance joins NSW Waratahs
GEORGINA ROBINSON The cattle trading in Australian rugby's mid-tier continues with the defection of Reds playmaker Jono Lance to NSW this week.
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Ioane takes huge French deal
Wallabies winger Digby Ioane will leave the Queensland Reds and Australian rugby later this year after signing a massive two-year contract with French glamour club Stade Francais.
