Quade Cooper

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Quade Cooper


fullname = Quade Cooper
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|4|5|df=yes
cityofbirth = Tokoroa, Waikato
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height = height|ft=6|in=2
weight = 14 st 9 lbs (96 kg)
nickname = QC, Coops
school = Forest View High School
Anglican Church Grammar School
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relatives = Sean Maitland
position = Fly-half
currentclub = Queensland Reds
clubnumber = 10
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ru_province = Souths
ru_provinceyears = 2006 ‐
ru_provincecaps = 12 (5)
super14 = Queensland Reds
super14years = 2007 ‐
super14caps = 11 (5)
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youthrepteam = Australia U-19
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Quade Cooper is an Australian rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super 14 competition. Born 5th April 1988 in Waikato, New Zealand Quade attended Forest View High School in Tokoroa, before moving to Australia. Once in Australia, Quade was selected in the Australian Schoolboys squad in both 2005 & 2006 through playing a star role in the 1st XV squad at the Anglican Church Grammar School. Contracted to the Reds after playing for the Australian Schoolboys at five-eighth he has represented Australia at schoolboy and Under-19 level. For the past two years he has been in the high performance program working with the ARU-funded National Talent Squad, and representing Queensland and Australian Schoolboys.

Quade recently became one of three young players to break the record for most Australian schoolboy caps.

Quade's first Super 14 try came on the 3 March 2007 when he was given the role as starting five-eighth to play the Lions at Suncorp Stadium.

Quade famously got the huge bump off from Sione Lauaki.

Super 14 2008

Quade first start of the season against the Bulls, the Reds won 40-8 in a huge upset.

Career Highlights

*"Secondary College:" Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
*"Representative Honours:" Australian Schoolboys Squad, Australian Under-19 Squad.
*"Queensland Debut:" Queensland Reds vs Japan at Tokyo National Stadium Tokyo, November 10 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.redsrugby.com.au/reds/reds.rugby/page/62462 Queensland profile]