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Brad Thorn reckons James O’Connor’s redemption story is nearing completion after the reformed rugby bad boy led the Queensland Reds to a record defeat of the NSW Waratahs in his first game as captain. Chosen to replace injured skipper Liam Wright, the five-eighth was dominant in a 41-7 win to open the Super Rugby AU […]

There was a disturbingly familiar look about the Waratahs in Brisbane but a bright new star emerged in the midfield for the Brumbies.

Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn has lauded the efforts of interim captain James O'Connor to find his way back from the Australian rugby wilderness.

The Reds are missing four big names for Friday's Super Rugby AU opener against the Waratahs, who will be steered around Suncorp Stadium by Will Harrison.

Suliasi Vunivalu's status as Australian rugby's flash new signing hasn't stopped the Queensland Reds coming down hard after the winger's brush with the law.

The Wrap: Injuries and depth to determine Super Rugby AU A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size One of the benefits of playing Test rugby in December and starting Super Rugby in mid-February is that the ‘silly season’ is kept mercifully short. That didn’t prevent some eyebrow-raising moments surfacing over the break, including Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan using his casting vote to determine tha...

Tim Horan has endorsed emerging Wallabies back-rower Fraser McReight to fill the void if the 21-year-old is called on to replace the injured Liam Wright as Queensland Reds captain this year. Wright is forecast to miss up to 10 weeks after suffering an ankle injury in last week’s sole Super Rugby AU trial game. It […]

An ankle injury is set to rule out Queensland Reds captain Liam Wright for a significant portion of the Super Rugby AU season.

When it was first announced in late August 2020, Michael Hooper’s decision to take a six-month sabbatical in Japan looked like a winner all round. The Wallabies captain had the opportunity to compensate for the loss of earnings which he, along with all other Rugby Australia employees, had suffered as an inevitable result of the […]

NRL convert Suliasi Vunivalu will see his first minutes for the Queensland Reds in Friday's Super Rugby AU trial against the NSW Waratahs in Narrabri.