Controversial rugby player Quade Cooper has expressed a desire to play for New Zealand Maori as he explores his heritage.
The 30‑year‑old Cooper is on the outer in Australian representative rugby, not having played for the Wallabies since June last year and being unwanted by the Queensland Reds for this year's Super Rugby championship.
Cooper is contentedly playing for Souths in the Brisbane club competition and has been happy to get back to some grass roots football.
He told 1 News that it has been a journey of self‑discovery and that includes trying to learn more about his New Zealand connections, saying his Maori "roots run deep".
Cooper, who has 70 test caps for Australia to his name, says he still harbours a desire to play at representative level and that includes an unexpected twist.
[Source: stuff.co]
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