QUEENSLAND LOSE HORAN, HERBERT

TEST centres Tim Horan and Daniel Herbert failed fitness tests to deliver a major blow to Queensland on the eve of Saturday’s Super 12 match against reigning champions Canterbury. Horan was ruled out with a foot injury while Herbert was forced out with a calf problem. The Reds have lost their opening two games of the tournament and captain John Eales is out for six weeks with a fractured eye socket. “It would be one of the great wins if we could pull this off as we’re playing a very good side,” Queensland coach John Connolly said.