Cantabrians will be in Brisbane to cheer on the Crusaders in this weekend's Super 15 final, but they might not necessarily be in the stands.

The Crusaders have embarked on the final leg of their Super Rugby journey and are en route from Cape Town to Brisbane.

With Quade Cooper in full freakish mode, the Reds deservedly overcame the Blues last night in Brisbane.

The Blues rollercoaster season ended on a low tonight with a 30-13 defeat to the Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Justin Hodges watched from the stands but Brisbane were too good for an injury-battered St George Illawarra in their 21-14 win.

Funeral of slain detective highlights violence engulfing resort area.

Brisbane have snapped a three-game losing streak with a tough 34-16 NRL victory over the Cronulla Sharks.

Darren Lockyer celebrated his record-equalling State of Origin appearance by laying on the match-winning try last night.

Queensland are in the box seat to win a sixth straight State of Origin title after defeating New South Wales in game one in Brisbane on Wednesday night.

A sell-out crowd of more than 52,000 will be on hand when this year's State of Origin series gets underway tonight.

A man who fell to his death from a Brisbane unit balcony was trying out the latest youth craze, 'planking'.

Many of Brisbane's great Aussie pubs survived the floods, writes Pam Neville.