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Cooper thanks Rebels for restoring 'a lot of love I lost for the game'
By Josh Raisey
Melbourne Rebels and Australia fly-half Quade Cooper has taken to Instagram to thank his club after his comeback season ended on Friday.
Needing a win to make the Super Rugby quarter-finals, the Rebels were battered 59-8 by the Chiefs at AAMI Park. It concluded a disappointing end to the season for the Rebels, who lost their last two games with a combined score of 125-8.
However, for Cooper, this can be seen as a good comeback campaign. The 31-year-old was completely dropped from Brad Thorn’s Reds side last year and was forced to play club rugby for Souths.
Many would have thought that it spelled the end of his Super Rugby career, let alone his international aspirations.
However, the Rebels took a punt with the mercurial fly-half this season, in which he has thanked them for restoring “a lot of love I lost for the game and faith I lost in the rugby system”. This is what he shared:
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Therefore, it will be mixed feelings for Cooper at the end of the season where he will ultimately be glad he is back performing in Super Rugby and proving his doubters wrong.
The 70-cap international also added that his future is unclear, as he may be part of the ever-increasing number of Wallabies that move abroad after the World Cup.
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