O'Connor benefits from coach Cooper
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Quade Cooper may not be able to run out against the Waratahs but could yet play an influential role in Brisbane with the former Wallaby playmaker working behind the scenes to sharpen up pivot James O'Connor.
Cooper was the highest-profile casualty of a costly pre-season at Ballymore, breaking his collarbone in a contact drill and missing the first half of the Super Rugby campaign.
While scrumhalf Will Genia has stepped up his game to help fill the playmaking void, replacing a first-choice flyhalf hasn't been a simple task for coach Richard Graham, with Duncan Paia'aua, Nick Frisby and …
Cooper was the highest-profile casualty of a costly pre-season at Ballymore, breaking his collarbone in a contact drill and missing the first half of the Super Rugby campaign.
While scrumhalf Will Genia has stepped up his game to help fill the playmaking void, replacing a first-choice flyhalf hasn't been a simple task for coach Richard Graham, with Duncan Paia'aua, Nick Frisby and …
