Rugby: Michael Cheika says Wallabies door open again for Quade Cooper

Rugby news from New Zealand:
Rugby: Michael Cheika says Wallabies door open again for Quade Cooper: Mercurial fly-half Quade Cooper will be in “strong contention” for a surprise recall to the Wallabies if he keeps up his impressive early season Super Rugby form, Australia coach Michael Cheika says.Playmaker Cooper has been capped… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Rugby: Former All Blacks halfback Keith Davis dies: Former All Blacks halfback Keith Davis, who played 10 tests in the black jersey over seven seasons, passed away on Saturday.Davis, who died aged 89, played 54 games for Auckland and won the Ranfurly Shield in his first appearance… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Rugby: All Black great Dan Carter’s French deal collapsed over ‘issues with cervical spine’: French media have revealed the reason Dan Carter failed a medical examination, forcing Racing 92 to pull out of a lucrative three-month contract with the former All Black first-five.Carter, who left Racing in July last year to join… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Rugby: Horror in Hamilton – Chiefs’ demise could be about to get worse: If the Blues are a broken armchair in your lounge – familiar, overstuffed but not quite fit for purpose – the Chiefs are a new kitchen table which collapses just as you’re about to eat your dinner.The struggles of the Blues over… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

Rugby: Wife of former All Black Julian Savea fears for her life after receiving death threats in France: The wife of former All Black superstar Julian Savea claims to have received death threats and says she fears for her family’s safety in the aftermath of the public scolding her husband has received over the past weeks.Fatima Savea,… nzherald.co.nz – Rugby

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