Queensland Reds stun the Crusaders 41-20 in huge upset at Suncorp Stadium

[Woody]

Wow, that was pretty cool, Quade, the twins! Only downside is the big guy's leg. Well done, great display. Guys at the local were gutted,.............. any number of excuses, not one of them worth a pinch of shit. Goes to show, belief without arogance, nice.

[WARHORSE]

He's got a woody

[brokendown gunfighter]

Woody,they had a shocker
the Reds took full advantage,well done
this series may be full of suprises

[WARHORSE]

this series may be full of suprises

It always is

[brokendown gunfighter]

im suprised you're still here

[Woody]

If you jumble up the letters in WARHORSE you can get ARS WHORE, spooky eh?

[Darren]

Quade Cooper bagged a record 31 points as Queensland Reds ended an 11-year Super 14 drought against the Crusaders with a 41-20 upset at Suncorp Stadium.

But the Reds uplifting four-tries-to-two victory was soured with the potentially season-ending knee injury to skipper James Horwill.

Wallabies lock Horwill was carried off midway through the second half with ligament damage after winger Digby Ioane crossed to give the home side a 27-6 lead.

While they were ahead by three converted tries, the game was far from in the bag as the Crusaders rallied with a try to halfback Andy Ellis after Reds lock Adam Byrnes was sin-binned.
But the seven-time champions' momentum was stopped when a loose pass, one of dozens by the off-key visitors, saw Morgan Turinui pounce and put blazing winger Rod Davies away for his first Super 14 try and a 34-13 lead.

Cooper completed the bonus-point victory when he cheekily intercepted a pass by Ellis after the halfback had already knocked on.

It was his second try for the match to take his personal to 31 points, eclipsing Elton Flatley's (26) Queensland record for most points in a Super rugby match.

"It's an awesome result and there was a lot of talk whether we could back up after last week so it's nice to shut a few people up,'' said Horwill, who feared he faces a long stint on the sidelines.

"It doesn't look real good, I'll have a scan but I think I might have done a few ligaments in my knee.''

Cooper and fellow Wallabies back Will Genia were superb for the Reds throughout, while debutant Jake Schatz stood up in a powerful back row with Daniel Braid and Scott Higginbotham.

The last time Queensland beat the Crusaders was in 1999 and they had previously given up half-time leads in the Crusaders' last two visits to Brisbane.

The Crusaders, without rested All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw, shot themselves in the foot with poor handling on a muggy night - the first time they have conceded 40-plus points since the 2004 final loss to the Brumbies.

The Reds lacked the fire of last week's first-half display against NSW but still took a 14-6 lead into half-time as Cooper pulled the strings expertly.

A deft inside pass for Cooper to Morgan Turinui sparked a 65-metre move that also saw fellow backs Rod Davies, Will Genia and Peter Hynes expertly play their parts before Cooper crossed for the first of his double.

The 34th-minute try came just as Crusaders prop Owen Franks was preparing to return from the sin-bin following a professional foul after Cooper was cut down metres short of the goal line.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23210,00.html

[Darren]

[tic]

TOCC is at the game, so I will accept this award on his behalf.

Bloody ripper! But its a long season. Measured happiness at the moment.

[AndyS]

Woody. I'll see you your bourbon six hours worth of heavy....

Tocc/Tic,
I don't give a monkeys what I tipped, THAT WAS SWEET!!! I felt compelled to find a computer just to say, on the off chance there are people talking about rubs of referees and how Cooper's try was pure Spencer; tell every one of them to go f*** themselves. That was a brilliant performance, no questions, even sweating cobs on Horwill.

[tic]

Sorry, I just had to reproduce this - it's been such a loooooooooong time....

Round 2 (Updated Feb 2010) P W D L Diff B<7p* B>4t* Pts
1 Reds 2 1 0 1 19 1 1 6
2 Bulls 1 1 0 0 17 0 1 5
3 Crusaders 2 1 0 1 -6 0 1 5
4 Hurricanes 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 4
5 Stormers 1 1 0 0 13 0 0 4
6 Brumbies 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 4
7 Waratahs 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
8 Chiefs 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
9 Blues 2 1 0 1 -10 0 0 4
10 Sharks 1 0 0 1 -1 1 0 1
11 Highlanders 2 0 0 2 -19 1 0 1
12 Western Force 1 0 0 1 -9 0 0 0
13 Lions 1 0 0 1 -13 0 0 0
14 Cheetahs 1 0 0 1 -17 0 0 0
* B<7p = Bonus Point awarded if a team loses by seven points or less
* B>4t = Bonus Points awarded if a team scores four or

[Woody]

Good season bad season, whatever, there were some pretty smooth dry track moments there. Credit where it's due, they were great for their supporters tonight.

[Darren]

TOCC is shit faced by now

[mudskipper]

go the Reds.... nice win... playing some great rugby...

[mudskipper]

He's got a woody

NO Woody is in NZ... Nice win REDS, enjoy the glory of smashing the Crusaders...