2018 Queensland Reds season

The 2018 Queensland Reds season was the club's 22nd season since the inception of Super Rugby in 1996.

Queensland Reds
2018 season
CoachBrad Thorn
ChairmanJeff Miller
Super Rugby4th (Australian conference)
13th (Overall)
Top try scorerLeague: Filipo Daugunu
(6 tries)
Top points scorerLeague: Jono Lance
(101 points)
Home colours
Away colours

Squad

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Current squad

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The Queensland Reds squad for the 2018 season:[1][2][a][b][c][d][e]

Reds Super Rugby squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain and Bold denotes internationally capped.

  1. ^ a b c Quade Cooper, Nick Frisby and Markus Vanzati were initially named in the squad,[1] but later excluded and not required to train with the rest of the squad.[2] Frisby was subsequently loaned out to Bordeaux.[3]
  2. ^ a b c d Teti Tela,[4] Aidan Toua[5] and Ruan Smith[6] were not initially included in the squad, but was subsequently added.
  3. ^ a b Karmichael Hunt was included in the Reds' squad, but subsequently voluntarily stood down after he was arrested and pleaded guilty to the possession of alprazolam.[7]
  4. ^ a b Jordan Petaia was not initially included in the squad, but was named in the matchday squad for their match against the Brumbies.[8]
  5. ^ a b Jayden Ngamanu was not initially included in the squad, but was named as a late replacement for their match against the Brumbies.[9]

Transfers

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Season summary

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Season results

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Rnd Date & local time Team Score Venue Attendance Ref.
1 Bye
2 Friday, 23 February (7:45 pm) A Rebels 45–19 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 10,021 [10]
3 Saturday, 2 March (7:00 pm) H Brumbies 18–10 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 11,034 [11]
4 Saturday, 10 March (6:45 pm) H   Bulls 20–14 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 11,827 [12]
5 Saturday, 17 March (6:40 pm) A   Jaguares 7–19 Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Argentina [13]
6 Saturday, 24 March (5:15 pm) A   Stormers 25–19 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa [14]
7 Bye
8 Saturday, 7 April (7:45 pm) A Brumbies 45–21 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 7,598 [15]
9 Saturday, 14 April (7:45 pm) A Waratahs 37–16 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 15,648 [16]
10 Saturday, 21 April (7:45 pm) H   Chiefs 12–36 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 14,002 [17]
11 Saturday, 28 April (3:05 pm) H   Lions 27–22 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 12,368 [18]
12 Bye
13 Saturday, 12 May (12:05 pm) A   Sunwolves 63–28 Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan [19]
14 Friday, 18 May (7:35 pm) A   Hurricanes 38–34 Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand [20]
15 Saturday, 26 May (7:45 pm) H   Highlanders 15–18 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 11,729 [21]
16 Saturday, 2 June (7:45 pm) H Waratahs 41–52 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 14,452 [22]
17 Friday, 29 June (7:35 pm) A   Blues 39–16 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand [23]
18 Friday, 6 July (7:45 pm) H Rebels 37–23 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 10,340 [24]
19 Friday, 13 July (7:45 pm) H   Sunwolves 48–27 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 11,057 [25]

Standings

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Australian Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
3   Brumbies 16 7 0 9 393 422 –29 56 52 2 4 34
4   Reds 16 6 0 10 389 501 −112 49 66 1 3 28
5   Sunwolves 16 3 0 13 404 664 −260 48 99 0 2 14
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
12   Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
13   Reds 16 6 0 10 389 501 −112 49 66 1 3 28
14   Blues 16 4 0 12 378 509 −131 50 66 2 4 22

Statistics

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References

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  1. ^ a b "St.George Queensland Reds squad and coaching staff confirmed for 2018 Vodafone Super Rugby season" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Australian squads finalised for 2018 Vodafone Super Rugby season" (Press release). Rugby Australia. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Reds halfback Frisby signs for French club". SBS. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Teti Tela". Queensland Reds. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ^ "St.George Queensland Reds sign Aidan Toua" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ "St.George Queensland Reds sign prop Ruan Smith" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Rugby Australia resumes Karmichael Hunt investigation" (Press release). Rugby Australia. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  8. ^ "St.George Queensland Reds team to play Brumbies in Canberra" (Press release). Queensland Reds. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ @Reds_Rugby (6 April 2018). "LATE CHANGE: Eto Nabuli has been ruled out due to illness. He has been replaced by Jayden Ngamanu in the starting side. #BRUvRED" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 April 2018 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Melbourne Rebels new era off to perfect start with 45–19 thumping of Queensland Reds". Herald Sun. 23 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Reds dominate Brumbies to set tone for grinding win". The Australian. 2 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Reds beat Bulls for successive Super wins". ESPN. 10 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Thorn proves doubters wrong as Reds win three in a row". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Reds rattle home but fall to Stormers". Rugby.com.au. 25 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Super Rugby: Brumbies score big win over Reds". The Daily Telegraph. 8 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Super Rugby: NSW Waratahs beat fierce rivals Queensland Reds 37–16". News.com.au. 14 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Reality check for Aussie Super Rugby teams". The West Australian. 22 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Super Rugby: Reds upset Lions 27–22 at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium". Fox Sports Australia. 28 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Reds' Super season hits new low in Tokyo". The Roar. 12 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Hurricanes squeeze past Queensland Reds, need to start playing to their potential". Stuff.co.nz. 19 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Last-gasp penalty saves Highlanders". Otago Daily Times. 26 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Tahs outgun Reds in 15-try rugby shootout". Wide World of Sports. 2 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Waratahs beat Rebels, Blues defeat Reds in Super Rugby". The New Zealand Herald. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Super Rugby: Powerful scrummaging from Taniela Tupou helps Queensland Reds beat Melbourne Rebels". The Courier Mail. 7 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Reds thump 14-man Sunwolves in Brisbane". ESPN. 13 July 2018.
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