The NSW Waratahs have bolstered their front-row stocks with a mixture of youth and experience, locking in Ruan Smith and Archer Holz for 2022 Super Rugby Pacific competition. Both players signed one-year deals on Thursday. Smith, born and raised in South Africa, boasts more than eight years of Super Rugby experience after making his debut […]
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For the rugby romantic the Queensland Reds are the most beguiling team in Australian rugby.
You might first think of brilliant sides of the 1970s and 80s with greats like the rampaging Mark Loane, the brilliant wing Brendan Moon and the late great Stan Pilecki. Pilecki was the first Queensland player to play 100 games for the team and his name adorns the annual medal for the best Reds player.
Queensland players were the backbone of the great Wallabies grand slam side of 1984, including mesmerising full back Roger Gould and bulldozing prop Andy McIntyre, while the team was captained by Queensland centre and stalwart Andrew Slack.