Quade Cooper knocks back Parramatta Eels offer to switch to NRL and sticks with Union

[Gronk]

ARU have a press conference @ 1.00pm for a "major announcement".

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...s-with-wallabies/story-e6frey4i-1225917190923

Quade Cooper knocks back Parramatta Eels offer to switch to NRL and sticks with Wallabies

* Iain Payten
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* September 10, 2010 11:44AM


THE Wallabies are set to receive a massive boost on the eve of tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup clash by announcing the re-signing of star five-eighth Quade Cooper.

The ARU are expected to announce at a press conference at 1pm that Cooper has rejected a bid from NRL club Parramatta and will stay in rugby.
The Queensland attacking whiz has been the subject of a fierce cross-code bidding war, following the Eels' offer of $500,000 per season to play league.

But Cooper has opted to stay in rugby to compete in the World Cup with the Wallabies next year on a contract offer that could see him earn up to $600,000 per season.

Cooper and James O'Connor will be blogging live on the Daily Telegraph website from 2.30pm. Don't forget to log on and throw the star Wallabies a question.

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...s-with-wallabies/story-e6frey4i-1225917190923

Quade Cooper knocks back Parramatta Eels offer to switch to NRL and sticks with Wallabies

* Iain Payten
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* September 10, 2010 11:44AM


THE Wallabies are set to receive a massive boost on the eve of tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup clash by announcing the re-signing of star five-eighth Quade Cooper.

The ARU are expected to announce at a press conference at 1pm that Cooper has rejected a bid from NRL club Parramatta and will stay in rugby.
The Queensland attacking whiz has been the subject of a fierce cross-code bidding war, following the Eels' offer of $500,000 per season to play league.

But Cooper has opted to stay in rugby to compete in the World Cup with the Wallabies next year on a contract offer that could see him earn up to $600,000 per season.

Cooper and James O'Connor will be blogging live on the Daily Telegraph website from 2.30pm. Don't forget to log on and throw the star Wallabies a question.

 

[Brenno75]

Yay...

 

[sarahk]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...s-with-wallabies/story-e6frey4i-1225917190923

Damn that really sucks. I guess deep down we all knew it wasn't really going to happen. I kinda feel for ozzie though, imagine how much pressure is on him atm!

 

[El Diablo]

Damn that really sucks. I guess deep down we all knew it wasn't really going to happen. I kinda feel for ozzie though, imagine how much pressure is on him atm!

as there should be

 

[Parra Guru]

:lol: but Rugby are so poor? And the World Cup is such a dud prospect compared to playing NRL with the Eels??

 

[oldmancraigy]

:lol: but Rugby are so poor?

I think the fact that he took less money to stay for union pretty well eliminates that particular point?

 

[Kornstar]

Thank f**k it's over!!!!!

 

[El Diablo]

Thank f**k it's over!!!!!

only for a year

then it's on again :lol:

 

[Gronk]

Cooper sticks with rugby ... for now

Brad Walter

September 10, 2010 - 12:44PM

Sticking with rugby ... Quade Cooper. Photo: Steve Christo

Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper has knocked back a lucrative offer from Parramatta to stay in rugby union - but only until next year's World Cup.
The Australian Rugby Union is scheduled to hold a press conference at 1pm at ANZ Stadium to announce the retention of Cooper on an upgraded one-year contract.
However, the Super 14s player of the year will again contemplate a switch of codes after the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the Eels are likely to come calling.
With no topline halves off contract in the NRL next season, Parramatta officials have expressed an interest in former Manly captain Matt Orford but he could be a stopgap measure until Cooper again becomes available.
Europe may also become an option for Cooper, who knocked back a $1 million offer to play in France next season.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/cooper-sticks-with-rugby--for-now-20100910-15478.html

 

[oldmancraigy]

Yeah - the whole QC thing is certainly not over...

I'd be willing to bet money his name is strongly linked to the Eels again for 2012...

I'd also be willing to bet that if we don't end up with Orford, it's because we don't want to pay him much (if anything) in 2012...

 

[btaag]

Quade can see how 'Amazing' the Rugby World Cup is (via a Quarter finals exit in a ho-hum event) and then think once again about making the switch.

It will be very interesting to see how much more money the NRL gets from its new TV deal - we may see more $1million contracts once sponsorship and cap exemptions are added on.

 

[Snoochies]

Should I keep reading between the lines??

 

[jono]

Just announced on FoxSports , Cooper signs ONE YEAR DEAL with ARU to play in RWC 2011 . To read between the lines , we will see him in the blue and gold in 2012

 

[JLoco]

it's all Steph Rice's fault, bitch! all she had to do was keep her mouth shut and she wouldn't have lost the Jag.

no wonder he didn't sign. he has to drive her to swimming training for the next year.

 

[forward pass]

Wheres Pete???

 

[El Diablo]

reading between the lines

 

[strider]

Just announced on FoxSports , Cooper signs ONE YEAR DEAL with ARU to play in RWC 2011 . To read between the lines , we will see him in the blue and gold in 2012

or he'll tag Darren Lockyer's hand in 2012 :sarcasm:

 

[benoir91]

I will bet $50,000 that Quade Cooper will be an Eel in 2012, im going to bump this post the day he signs.