QR Reds players Will Chambers and Quade Cooper paid special attention to their handling when they visited Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital to announce the revival of a fund-raising partnership dating back to the late 1800s.

The QR Reds came back from 15-0 down to post a courageous 23-18 win over the previously unbeaten Chiefs in their Investec Bank Super 14 match in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Auckland's Blues have spoiled the QR Reds return to Ballymore, claiming a thrilling 27-18 victory in wet and slippery conditions.

The death of a rugby loving uncle from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia has spurred a young Brisbane boy into lining up alongside QR Reds rugby captain James Horwill to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation's World’s Greatest Shave.

QR Reds flyhalf Quade Cooper has broken the Reds Super Rugby individual match scoring record, grabbing 31 points in the Reds' 41-20 Investec Bank Super 14 win over the Crusaders.

The NSW Waratahs retained the Templeton Cup with a 30-28 over the QR Reds at Suncorp Stadium after Wycliff Palu crashed over for a try in the final minute.

Hundreds of young fans had the opportunity to meet QR Reds players over the weekend as the squad fanned out across Brisbane and nearby regional areas.