Eels legend says no to Cooper switch | Thebigtip

By AAP from abc.net.au

Parramatta co-captain Nathan Hindmarsh does not want Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper at the Eels.

Despite claiming he still has unfinished business in rugby union - most notably next year's World Cup in New Zealand - Cooper continues to be linked to a big-money cross-code switch to the Eels in 2011.

Hindmarsh says he is unaware of any negotiations between Cooper and Parramatta but, regardless, the veteran back rower made it clear he could do without the classy fly half at the Eels.

"I'd like to stick with someone in the league ranks, to be honest," Hindmarsh told Triple M radio.

"That's just my opinion. Whether or not it's true or not that they (Eels management) are chasing him.

"There's been a bit of talk in the paper that we are, but (I'm) not too sure, to be honest with you."

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