Rugby
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.
Rugby
Forward thinking: McKenzie palms off criticism of Wallabies hopes
Phil Lutton Ewen McKenzie has brushed off suggestions the ARU has blacklisted him for the Wallabies coaching job because his former life as a prop means he knows nothing about running a backline.
Rugby
Critical Cooper ready to kick Wallabies career into touch
Phil Lutton QUADE COOPER is on the verge of walking away from rugby union.
Rugby:
Genia too much for Wales as Wallabies shrug off Scottish failure
Phil Lutton Live: Wallabies v Wales
Wallabies veteran comes of age
Phil Lutton Too old? Apparently not. Too slow? Ask the All Blacks. In his first start for the Wallabies since 2004, the Benjamin Button of the back row, Radike Samo, showed age had not wearied him, just made him...
Rugby Union
Wallabies legend 'dodged a bullet'
Phil Lutton Michael Lynagh was having a quiet drink when he choked innocuously into his beer.
Wallabies star 'can't remember' alleged burglary
Phil Lutton Quade Cooper expected to tell authorities he has no recollection of events that lead to him being charged with burglary on the Gold Coast.
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...
Rugby
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.
Rugby
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.
Union
The evolution of Quade Cooper
Phil Lutton Quade Cooper's game is evolving, as is the man behind the jersey, writes Phil Lutton, who spoke with the Reds five-eighth about everything from Sonny Bill to Digby Ioane and his boxing ambitions.
Rugby
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
Opinion
Ioane a loss but Reds need to keep perspective
Phil Lutton The tattoos aren't for everyone, even if there are enough to go around. But it's almost impossible to fault the way Digby Ioane approaches his rugby.
Rugby
Ioane faces questions over talk of switching
Phil Lutton Queensland Rugby will seek an explanation from Digby Ioane's management to get to the bottom of suggestions the winger has been shopped around to other Australian provinces, contravening his contract.
