Phil Lutton

Phil Lutton

Phil Lutton is the sports editor for brisbanetimes.com.au.

Live: Reds v Waratahs

Tapuai

Phil Lutton Join Phil Lutton for all the action when the Reds take on the Waratahs in the Brisbane blockbuster.

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Cooper can force way into squad, says coach

Quade Cooper

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.

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Criticism gives Cooper a point to prove

Quade Cooper

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...

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Horwill locks in deal with Reds and ARU

Queensland Reds and Wallabies skipper James Horwill.

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.

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Rugby could learn something off Ricky's rant

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 14:  Eels coach Ricky Stuart reacts during the round six NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the Parramatta Eels at Skilled Park on April 14, 2013 on the Gold Coast, Australia.  (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

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.

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Hungry Force put one over the Reds

Force

Phil Lutton Will Genia has only been back for 40 minutes but has already signalled a shakedown at Ballymore this week as the Reds try to rebound from a shock defeat at the hands of the Western Force.

Live: Reds vs Hurricanes

Queensland Reds vs Hurricanes

Phil Lutton Tonight we're live from Suncorp Stadium as the Reds host the Hurricanes.

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Reds and Rebels likely to battle in trenches

Queensland Reds centre Anthony Faingaa.

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 keen to test Tahs' new game plan

Ewen McKenzie.

Phil Lutton THE stodgy Waratahs of seasons past seem to have been put on the shelf under new coach Michael Cheika and marquee recruit Israel Folau, who it is hoped can inspire NSW to a new era of attacking rugby.

Reds to keep Brumbies guessing on team

Mckenzie

Phil Lutton Jake White was wrong - Ewen McKenzie wasn't foxing when he said James Horwill and Ant Faingaa would be missing from the Reds' Super Rugby opener against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday.

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Schoolboy 'beast' Reds' answer to Folau

Chris Feauai-Sautia

Phil Lutton The Waratahs are bringing Israel Folau to town on Saturday night but Reds five-eighth Quade Cooper says the Queenslanders have a ball-running beast of their own in former schoolboy star Chris...

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Reds to unleash a beast of their own

Feauai-Sautia

Phil Lutton THE Waratahs are bringing Israel Folau to town on Saturday night but Reds five-eighth Quade Cooper says the Queenslanders have a ball-running beast of their own in former schoolboy star Chris...

From clunker to beast: F'Sautia fine-tuned for run with Reds

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 19:  Chris F'Sautia of the Reds in action during the round 13 Super Rugby match between the Reds and the Lions at Suncorp Stadium on May 19, 2012 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Phil Lutton Chris F'Sautia came to the Queensland Reds with the chassis of a Ferrari but the mechanical reliability of a car-yard clunker.

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White accuses Reds of stretching the truth

James Horwill

Phil Lutton RINGO STARR is touring Australia but Brumbies coach Jake White has always been a John Lennon man, suggesting Ewen McKenzie is guilty of ''mind games'' as their Super Rugby opener looms on Saturday...

McKenzie plots to bring Folau down to earth

folau

Phil Lutton THE Queensland Reds have two trials and an away trip to Canberra before their Super Rugby path leads to the Waratahs but Ewen McKenzie has already started formulating plans to help counter NSW...

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The case for keeping Quade Cooper

Staying put: Quade Cooper has re-signed with the Queensland Reds.

Phil Lutton Depending on whether you are a fan of Quade Cooper, or someone who wishes his foray into rugby league had been explored in greater depth, the punishment may or may not have fit the crime.

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Ioane overcomes pneumonia to take on old enemy

Queensland Reds winger Digby Ioane.

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.

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Progress through the finals or beat the Tahs?

Queensland Reds forward Beau Robinson takes on the Waratahs in 2011.

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...

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Live: Reds v Highlanders

James Slipper

Phil Lutton Live: Reds v Highlanders

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