Quade Cooper

Quade Cooper
Cooper representing Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship, October 2014
Full nameQuade Santini Cooper[1][2][3][4]
Date of birth (1988-04-05) 5 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand[5]
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
SchoolAnglican Church Grammar School[6]
Notable relative(s)Sean Maitland (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Current team Hanazono Liners
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Souths 11 (57)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2017 Reds 119 (846)
2007 East Coast Aces 8 (5)
2014–2018 Brisbane City 16 (142)
2015–2016 Toulon 15 (10)
2019 Rebels 16 (116)
2019– Hanazono Liners 23 (172)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2006 Australia Schoolboys 9 (0)
2008 Australia U20 5 (46)
2008– Australia 79 (208)
2017 Barbarian F.C. 1 (8)
Correct as of 16 July 2022
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016 Australia 2
Correct as of 16 July 2022
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing  Australia
Rugby World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 England Squad
Bronze medal – third place 2011 New Zealand Squad

Quade Santini Cooper (born 5 April 1988)[6] is a professional rugby union player and occasional boxer. Although born in New Zealand, he has represented Australia in rugby at international level. He currently plays for Hanazono Liners in Japan, and is a former player for the Queensland Reds and the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition in Australia. His preferred position is fly-half.

  1. ^ "Quade Cooper". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ Morton, Jim (11 February 2011). "Queensland Reds playmakers back in synch". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Australia's Quade Cooper". The Sports Eagle. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Maharaj, Rajiv (17 July 2013). "Quade Cooper can exorcise his demons in Super Rugby play-offs". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference qc-born was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b QRU (2010). "Quade Cooper". Queensland Reds profile. Queensland Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.