Tate McDermott will join an exclusive club this weekend, with the scrum-half set to bring up 100 games for the Queensland Reds.
The top-of-the-table Reds (5-1) are the only team yet to take a penalty goal attempt entering the eighth Super Rugby Pacific round.
Seven Wallabies are back in the Queensland Reds’ line-up to take on a “formidable” Super Rugby Pacific beast.
The Queensland Reds will turn to their second new captain in as many weeks with Ryan Smith stepping up to lead the team against the Western Force in Brisbane.
Wallaby Harry Wilson will lead Queensland in a Super Rugby Pacific match when the Reds take on the Highlanders under the roof in Dunedin.
Wallabies Hunter Paisami and Tom Lynagh are back for the Queensland Reds ahead of “one of the big games” in Australian rugby.
Round four of Super Rugby Pacific provided just as much drama and excitement as the previous rounds but this time, because it was the round of the upsets.
After snapping a 25-year drought with a win in Christchurch last season, the Queensland Reds will look to repeat history when they take on the Crusaders.
Another round of Super Rugby Pacific is in bank, and it was yet another display of the improved depth and strength of the Australia sides, but it wasn’t a round free from concern.