Part article from Wayne Smith of the Australian, c/o Fox Sports.

....Meanwhile, the Queensland Reds' injury crisis has deepened with the loss of wing Caleb Brown with a recurrence of a hamstring injury, just when it seemed he was about to return to the backline after missing the opening four rounds of Super 14.

Nor was he the only casualty at Reds training yesterday with prop Anthony Mathieson, who was just cleared to resume contact work after neck surgery, damaging a disc in his back when he packed into his first scrum.

The injury mayhem was played out against a vocal backdrop of rap and hip-hop music after sports psychologist Richard Fowler suggested they train to music to lift the mood in the squad after last weekend's heavy loss to the Blues, the Reds' third consecutive defeat.

Mathieson's loss leaves coach Eddie Jones seemingly with no option but to retain Ben Coutts at loosehead, even though he suffered a partial dislocation of his shoulder against the Blues.

It took courage for Coutts to pack into training scrums yesterday, but it remains to be seen whether the young prop, a member of the World Cup training squad, will be cleared to play tomorrow by Australia doctor Martin Raftery.