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Quade Cooper officially out of Test contention
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The chances of Quade Cooper receiving a shock call-up for the Wallabies' three-Test series against Ireland next month have officially gone from slim to none.
The 30-year-old will be sidelined for up to a month after suffering an MCL injury while playing club rugby for Brisbane outfit Souths over the weekend.
"Gutted to be out of action for the next little bit as I've been enjoying my rugby so much but as we know injuries are part of the game," Cooper tweeted.
Cooper had been previously warned he would be out of contention for national selection if he wasn't playing Super Rugby.
The 70-test Wallaby hasn't appeared for the Queensland Reds - whom he is contracted to - this year after new head coach Brad Thorn told him before the season started that his services weren't needed.
Despite Thorn's dismissal, Cooper remains adamant on his quest to rejoin the Reds and Wallabies, sharing his goal in a series of tweets.
Cooper - who despite not being selected for the Reds is still making roughly A$650,000 a season - has turned down advances from rival Super Rugby clubs including the Brumbies and Melbourne Rebels.
He last appeared for the Australian national side in June last year.
Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika is set to name his squad for the Ireland series on Wednesday.
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Wales were lucky the Boks should put 60 points past them
Go to commentsI'd rate the brothers Hendricks a point or two lower. Jaden has really not delivered on his early promise and Jordan's kicking at posts was quite erratic. Amongst other things.
I was really surprised that DuhDuh was replaced and not Jordan. DuhDuh had a great game and just underlined his class in a backline that was not firing on all cylinders.
Damian Willemse was missed. Hopefully he'll be back to full fitness and have an injury free 2025 (and '26 and '27 and so on until he decides to retire to spend time with his grandchildren).
RG was great. What an athlete.
Very happy that Hanekom made his debut at last. He gave a good account of himself and will hopefully grow into his role on the international stage.
All things considered, this was another frustrating Bok performance. Even though it was a comfortable win, it wasn't a commanding win. This Welsh team should've been put away by a far larger margin.
But I have faith in Dr Rassie. He knows more than I do. Bring on 2027 😁
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