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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
A hell of a week for Captain 'Kev'
Phil Lutton James Horwill has had one hell of an initiation into life as the Wallabies captain.
On-field triumph tempered by off-field tragedy
Phil Lutton When full-time sounded between Queensland and the Crusaders in the late rounds of last year's Super Rugby season, the Reds celebrated a victory that convinced many their Cinderella story had a...
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
Manager laces up against his star client
Phil Lutton Reds bolter has Barnes in his sight - and on his books.
McKenzie pieces together Queensland Reds puzzle
Phil Lutton Hynes switches from wing to fullback for trial match against Crusaders.
Back to basics for Queensland Reds
Phil Lutton At the beginning of last year’s Super 14, the Queensland Reds spawned their season with a glitzy show of light and power in the industrial chic surrounds of a creative arts workspace.
