“If he is the best we have…”: Quade Cooper and a forceful criticism of a Wallabies player

Due to the closure of Rugby Championship 2025, the Wallabies they lost 28-14 against the All Blacks in Perth and one of those signed up for the local team was Tane Edmed, who played only his sixth test – second as a starter – in the Australian national team. Watch the game live on Disney+ Premium Plan

Post-match and in an exchange of questions and answers with his followers through At least, not at the moment.

“He’s a good player, yes. But is he a 10 for a test match? In my opinion, no. It doesn’t mean he couldn’t be one at the time…”the former Wallabies flyhalf began. And he added: “The player we should be targeting is Carter Gordon (now in Rugby League). With a coaching system in place, he should flourish and use the depth of Ben Donaldson, Tom Lynagh and James O’Connor.”.

Just for the news outlets – it wasn’t a brutal swipe at Tane Edmed, I just don’t think he should be playing test match rugby for Australia right now. If he’s the best that we have in the most pivotal position in the game in all of Australia. Tell me one top tier country he could…

— Quade Cooper (@QuadeCooper) October 5, 2025

“It wasn’t a brutal criticism of Tane Edmed, I just don’t think he should be playing for Australia right now. If he’s the best we have in the most crucial position in rugby in all of Australia, tell me: could he replace the two best 10s in a top-tier country?”he replied to some comments.

Finally, Quade He publicly addressed the player and concluded: “I’d like to apologize. I’ve been in that situation and I know how difficult it is. I don’t want to be one of those former players who stand on the sidelines and criticize. I’d rather offer perspective and encouragement than add to the noise.”