Quade Cooper’s feel good return to the rugby field has been marred by the theft of more than $1900 from his hotel room.
The Wallabies star continued his encouraging comeback from a ruptured Achilles tendon with an eye-catching performance for the Eddie Jones-coached Barbarians in London at the weekend.
Cooper, 35, was a standout in the 48-42 win over Steve Hansen’s World XV at Twickenham, firming up his Rugby World Cup selection claims as the countdown to the tournament hits 100 days.
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But the five-eighth revealed some unhappier news on Twitter on Thursday.
“Interesting few days after what was an amazing week with the @Barbarian_FC,” Cooper wrote.
“After having 1000£ stolen from my hotel room & my airline losing my luggage it’s safe to say I’m wondering what’s going to happen next…”
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Jones, who previously coached Cooper at the Queensland Reds, continues to pile praise on the silky playmaker.
“I had him first year out of school, and I was spending most of our time trying to work out where he was,” Jones said on the Evening Standard Rugby Podcast.
“And now he’s matured into a real professional. Just look at the way he looks after his body now. Talking about the Barbarians, he’s been in the gym every morning training and he’ll be a significant player for us.”
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