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
McKenzie keeps troops focused on clean sweep of trans-Tasman rivals
Phil Lutton There's always something happening when you have Digby Ioane on the books. But Reds coach Ewen McKenzie expects the winger and the rest of the side to shut out this week's nasty contract saga and...
Rugby
Reds and Rebels likely to battle in trenches
Phil Lutton The free-flowing rugby seen in the New Zealand Super Rugby derbies has plenty of Australian fans asking why the same never seems to happen when the Australian franchises square off.
Rugby
Big guns return for Reds
Phil Lutton Queensland Reds coaching boss Ewen McKenzie will be able to call on a full contingent of players, barring Will Genia, when the Reds open their Super Rugby season against the Brumbies in Canberra on...
Phil Lutton
Progress through the finals or beat the Tahs?
Phil Lutton A buffet of bonus points, the prospect of late-season heroics or gut-wrenching chokes, illness, injury and international travel means prospecting for Super Rugby's eventual finalists is likely to...
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.
Leadership
'Old man' Ioane loving mentor role
Phil Lutton With his spontaneous dance routines, fast car and cameos in music videos, Digby Ioane isn't the first guy you think of when it comes to role of 'mentor' at the Queensland Reds.
Opinion
Nights of knee - long live the Quade-Richie stoush
Phil Lutton Almost every evening is a night of knee in New Zealand, specifically Quade Cooper's notorious patella, which possesses not just the superpower of enabling him to change direction in a hurry but spark...
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...
Rugby
Genia pockets $600k in shock defection to Western Force
Phil Lutton After playing a starring role in his side’s victory over the Auckland Blues at Eden Park on Friday night, Will Genia sat down with Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie at midnight and told him he was...
Rugby
How the Force landed their man
Phil Lutton AFTER playing a starring role in his side's victory over the Blues at Eden Park, Will Genia sat down with Queensland Reds coach, Ewen McKenzie, at midnight and told him he was leaving to join the...
