Career
Cooper joined the ARU-funded high performance program with the National Talent Squad, and signed with the Queensland Reds for the 2007 season.
He scored his first try in Super Rugby on 3 March 2007, when he was given the role as starting five-eighth to play the Lions at Suncorp Stadium.
2008 saw the Reds win 40–8 in a huge upset against the Bulls in Cooper's first start of the 2008 season. In November 2008 Cooper make his international debut against Italy, coming off the bench to scoring the winning try in a 30–20 win.
As a mark of Cooper's progress, he was awarded the 2010 Super 14 Player of the Year Award. In 2011 he signed with player agent Khoder Nasser.
In mid 2012, during his injury/recovery period, Cooper confirmed he had signed a three-year deal to stay with the Reds through to 2015. Cooper's return from the extensive ACL-injury he suffered in the 2011 World Cup came in Round 13 of the 2012 Super Rugby season.
In Week 18 of the Super Rugby season, Cooper was yellow-carded and placed on report for a high-tackle on Wallbies and former Reds teammate, Berrick Barnes, Cooper was later given a one-week suspension, meaning he would miss the elimination-final against the Sharks, the Reds went on to lose the match 30–17.
In November 2012, Cooper announced he would box on the undercard of friend Sonny Bill Williams's bout on 8 February 2013. He will fight as a cruiserweight against Muay Thai veteran Barry Dunnett.
In December 2012, Cooper agreed to a two-year contract extension with the ARU, allowing him to begin his three-year deal with the Reds beginning in 2013.
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