WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… STAGE A COMEBACK
THEY SAY a change is as good as a rest. However, making a change you had not planned can be disorientating, in some cases upsetting, in others devastating.
Last season, Quade Cooper found out that he would be surplus to requirements at Queensland Reds, at the behest of coach Brad Thorn, despite still being under contract. The mercurial fly-half was being paid not to play rugby for them and instead dropped down to the club game, playing for Souths in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition.
