Reds coach Richard Graham was good enough to speak to The Roar at the launch of the 2015 Super Rugby season in Sydney.
We asked Richard about the decision to promote Karmichael Hunt to vice captain, despite not having played a game in Super Rugby, as well as the recruitment of James O’Connor.
Graham was also confident his forwards would build on their set-piece success from last year, and improve in effectiveness with the recruitment of All Black Adam Thomson.
We also asked him about Quade Cooper’s injury replacement, Duncan Paia’aua, though the coach couldn’t pronounce his name (neither could we).
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He seemed confident that finals were a real possibility, and said the group had high expectations.
It’s a big year for the Reds in 2015, having missed the finals by quite a margin in 2014. Here’s what Graham had to say:
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