Bret Harris of the The Australian believes that Quade Cooper can recover from his World Cup woe if he follows the example of the legendary Wallabies scrum-half.
"If Quade Cooper is looking for inspiration after his disappointing World Cup, he should study the career of former Wallabies captain George Gregan.
"Gregan made his Test debut against Italy in 1994 and later that year he made that tackle on All Blacks winger Jeff Wilson.
"He had been on the winning side in all of his Tests as Australia entered the 1995 World Cup as defending champion, but had an unhappy tournament and the Wallabies were knocked out by England in the quarter-finals.
"Gregan was in and out of the Wallabies' starting line-up for a couple of years until he re-established himself as the top halfback. By 1999, he was arguably the best halfback in the game and played a key role in Australia's World Cup victory.
"There are similarities between Cooper's Test career so far and Gregan's early years."
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