Reds rely on Cooper

Reds coach Ewen McKenzie is relying on Wallabies star playmaker Quade Cooper to deliver the Queenslanders a perfect game against the Waratahs.

The seventh placed Reds sit on 53 points behind the Crusaders, Sharks and Bulls in the race for the wild card places and need to beat the Waratahs to stay in contention.

The Reds who are on a five match winning streak will have to do their best against the Waratahs and then sit back and wait for other results to go their way.

McKenzie said that the perfect game for the Reds involves a solid start, intent at the breakdown, concise ball control, staunch defense and, ultimately, at least four tries.

The Reds and Waratahs match starts 9.40pm this Saturday.


Story by: Dhanjay Deo