Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn welcomed a groundbreaking alliance between the Super Rugby franchise and the Japanese Top League club.
The Reds are trending upwards but will be without Hamish Stewart (shoulder-injury) and Isaac Lucas (on-duty with the Australian U20 side) for their upcoming match against the Waratahs.
Brad Thorn’s Ballymore shake-up enters its second season, with the young head coach looking to build on the first season that started with some promise and fizzled away.
The Reds have retained star centre Samu Kerevi, re-signing him until the end of 2019.
Aside from the chances of winning more championships, the question isn’t whether Folau would make the Reds better, which is obviously yes, but whether the Reds will make Folau better – which is a no.
The final standing for Thorn’s first year as a Super Rugby head coach is really no different to the lean Richard Graham years, which if you ask any Reds fan about will induce painful facial expressions and rising blood pressures.
Tana Umaga and Brad Thorn have named their respective sides ahead of Jerome Kaino's final home game at Eden Park.
A panel of RugbyPass writers have pooled their thoughts and handed out some fictional awards as a way of assessing the 2018 Super Rugby season so far.
The Queensland Reds have named their team to take on the Chiefs at Suncorp Stadium this weekend.