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Quade Cooper satisfied with club rugby says Kerevi

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Reds and Wallaby centre Samu Kerevi says ex-team mate Quade Cooper is “happy as” playing rugby at club level in Brisbane, as the Reds favoured young flyhalf Hamish Stewart to replace Jono Lance.

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“Quade is obviously a great player. He brings a different type of pace to the game but we are still happy with the guys that we have now,” Kerevi said.

“And Quade is happy as playing for Souths but I know he still has aspirations to play Super Rugby and at test level.

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The Reds toppled South Africa’s best team over the last few seasons with a shock 27-22 win at Suncorp on the back of a solid defensive showing and making some plays against the run of play.

“Our tries on the weekend came from our defensive efforts,” he said.

“You saw the driving mauls, you saw the forwards pushing the scrum over – I think that’s where our tries came from.”

Hamish Stewart was handed his first start of the season in the number 10 jersey and showed immediate potential, breaking the line before being brought down a metre short. The Reds scored two phases later.

The young pivot was handed the role after regular starter Jono Lance suffered a concussion against the Chiefs. It appears it will take a catastrophic injury toll for Brad Thorn to consider recalling Quade Cooper to the Reds, with the rookie coach determined to keep his word.

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Under Thorn the Reds have already matched the win totals of 2015 & 2017 and surpassed that of 2016 with seven games remaining, including two against the Sunwolves. They are only one game adrift from the conference-leading Waratahs and could potentially win the conference if they can upset any of the Kiwi teams.

 

 

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Bull Shark 3 hours ago
Jake White: Are modern rugby players actually better?

Of the rugby I’ve born witness to in my lifetime - 1990 to date - I recognize great players throughout those years. But I have no doubt the game and the players are on average better today. So I doubt going back further is going to prove me wrong. The technical components of the game, set pieces, scrums, kicks, kicks at goal. And in general tactics employed are far more efficient, accurate and polished. Professional athletes that have invested countless hours on being accurate. There is one nation though that may be fairly competitive in any era - and that for me is the all blacks. And New Zealand players in general. NZ produces startling athletes who have fantastic ball skills. And then the odd phenomenon like Brooke. Lomu. Mcaw. Carter. Better than comparing players and teams across eras - I’ve often had this thought - that it would be very interesting to have a version of the game that is closer to its original form. What would the game look like today if the rules were rolled back. Not rules that promote safety obviously - but rules like: - a try being worth 1 point and conversion 2 points. Hence the term “try”. Earning a try at goals. Would we see more attacking play? - no lifting in the lineouts. - rucks and break down laws in general. They looked like wrestling matches in bygone eras. I wonder what a game applying 1995 rules would look like with modern players. It may be a daft exercise, but it would make for an interesting spectacle celebrating “purer” forms of the game that roll back the rules dramatically by a few versions. Would we come to learn that some of the rules/combinations of the rules we see today have actually made the game less attractive? I’d love to see an exhibition match like that.

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