Wallaby Quade Cooper won’t rule out signing with an NRL club after Rugby World Cup

WALLABIES playmaker Quade Cooper hasn’t ruled out signing with an NRL club once his contract with the Australian Rugby Union expires after next year’s World Cup.

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Cooper revealed his strong desire to play rugby league and emulate his childhood idol, Brad Fittler.

The 26-year-old admits he seriously considered linking with league before re-signing with the ARU in early December, while he almost signed with Parramatta back in 2010.

“I played league when I was a kid, so I’ll always have that desire to one day play it,” Cooper said.

“I looked at league before re-signing with rugby recently, but in the end I wanted to try and play in the World Cup.

“But I’ve thought about league a few times throughout my career.

“I remember the Parramatta deal was very close.

Quade Cooper at the launch of his boxing night with Sonny Bill Williams and others.Source: News Corp Australia

“I was literally going over to sign a contract the next morning, but then the ARU came in and sold me a better deal in terms of all the whole approach and I decided to stay.

“But playing league is something that I’d love to do.

“Even last year I considered playing league with Sonny at the Roosters, so the option has always been there and I’m not ruling anything out in the future.

“I’m re-signed for another year in rugby, but after that who knows.”

Cooper said he has always followed league and admired the game’s players, especially Fittler.

“The Roosters was my team growing up in New Zealand, because Fittler was my favourite player,” he said.

“I used to have a big poster of him on my wall and I used to try and copy his step and his passing.

“Then Sonny happened to go and play at the Roosters, so I was back following the Roosters again.”

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER December 21, 2014 at 8:54pm

So he is saying Roosters sign me up other club don't even make a offer waste of time
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER December 21, 2014 at 9:10pm

Just hope if he does go to manly Foran comes to us and not the Roosters or warriors
Jimmy December 21, 2014 at 9:42pm

He would be better than Corey and I have noticed his D has improved the last season or two. But I think he would demand more money in Europe rugby. I don't think he will stay in Oz rugby. Adam Ashley-Cooper has signed to play in France and James Howill is off to England. The exodus is beginning.
- Ham Sammich > Jimmy December 22, 2014 at 9:35am
  
  I thought under the new rules the ARU brought in they could play a year in a foreign competition?
slip December 22, 2014 at 11:16am

Haven't we been through this and were glad he did not sign. I remember Osborne, "thank god we didn't sign that guy".