By Jim Morton
March 8th 2008 @ 6:03am
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Desperate Reds ignore Stormers clouds
Smarting Queensland are taking no notice of the dramas that have plagued the equally-desperate Stormers heading into tomorrow night’s Super 14 clash at Suncorp Stadium.
Humiliated 43-11 by an injury-plagued Brumbies outfit last weekend, the reshuffled Reds can’t afford to be bitten again by a vulnerable outfit.
Coach Phil Mooney knows the winless Stormers, similarly attacked by [...]
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