Live: Reds v Bulls 8:52pm: TRY to the Reds. They make the Bulls pay for the man down and Quade Cooper scores. That's terrific play from that man - vintage play, you'd almost say. He lined out on one side of the ruck, made the late switch, looped around to the short side, Genia found his 10 and Cooper dummies and scores. Reds back in front to the tune of 20-15. 8:50pm: Big call here. Lionel Mapoe flips over James Slipper in what appeared to be a suplex type of manouvre. And he's been sent to the bin as well. That's just as ludicrous, perhaps even more so, than the Jono Lance yellow card. Common sense please, rugby union. Bulls down to 14 men but they lead 15-13. 8:47pm: Digby Ioane in strife here. Took a heavy shot from Potgieter and he's struggling to get to his feet. He's going to stay on the field but Jarred Butler leaves the field and Curtis Browning makes his debut. 8:44pm: And Fouche is lining up another shot at goal after all that hilarity. He makes it and the Bulls regain the lead. It's 15-13 to the men in blue. Can kick this fella. 8:43pm: It's all happening! This game has gone bonkers. Rob Simmons - ROB SIMMONS - makes a 40m break and tries the Maori sidestep on Kirchner. They end of falling over each other in what we could loosely call a tackle before it goes wide to Genia, who duly boots it out on the full and turns it over. No change to the score. Reds lead 13-12. I'm predicting a strange, strange finish. 8:40pm: Shocking start to the second half for the Reds. All of the good work is about to be undone in five minutes. A bumbling dropped ball and offside ruling off the short dropout. Fouche converts again. They may as well have wrapped up six points in ribbon and delivered it to the Bulls rooms at the break. It's 13-12 to the Reds after 45 minutes. 8:38pm: Too easy. The Reds lead 13-9. Good start from the Bulls, or dumb start from the Reds. Either or. 8:37pm: Rob Simmons the new man for the Reds as Horwill takes a seat. That was a very promising return to rugby for the big fella. He made a difference out there but Simmons isn't a bad Plan B. Reds attacking now, although they're going backwards and now give away a penalty. Whoops. That's a gift for Fouche. 8:24pm: A late flourish from the Reds but the Bulls hold on. A bit of the old fluency is starting to return tonight for the home side. Plenty of balls are going to ground, or behind, or in front, but the intent and confidence have finally arrived. Genia the key, Horwill enjoying his return and Cooper playing his best half of the year. But the Bulls have defended like demons and aren't out of this by any stretch. Reds lead 13-6 at the break. 8:20pm: TRY to the Reds. Lovely quick ball, fast phase and superb work from Will Genia. The little halfback darting and sniping and causing havoc before Cooper finds himself in space. He has hardly run the ball this season and didn't quite know what to do there. He would have scored if he just put the foot down. As such, he was caught a metre short, popped it up for Lance and he crashes over. Genia the man though and Horwill looking the goods. Some big names very welcome back for the Reds. Cooper converts. It's 13-6. 8:17pm: Cooper curls it back and levels the scores. A decent game has broken out at Suncorp. It's 6-6 with five minutes left in the first half. 8:15pm: Genia working a very short short side and the Reds cash in with some nice runs from Ant Faingaa and Tapuai. First space they've seen for a while. Fast ball equals a penalty and Cooper will have another crack. 8:13pm: No dice. Pushes it to the right. It's catching. Still 6-3 to the Bulls after 31 minutes. 8:12pm: The Reds the ones defending now but that's a ripper of a clearing kick from Genia and that buys them 50m. But the Bulls win the line out, take their own box kick and win the penalty. Fouche will tee this up from 42m out. 8:08pm: More Reds attack and even better defence from the Bulls. Massive effort from them as Tapuai drops it. Ball control killing the Reds once again tonight and once again, no excuse. Dry as a bone out there. But this game has gone up a few gears as Ioane makes a nice run after taking the bomb. 8:06pm: And the Reds knock it on after all that. Horwill the culprit but he's given the Reds a big burst of energy. Well defended by the Bulls but that's a bit more like it. The Bulls lead 6-3 and will want to get out of their five metre zone quick smart. 8:05pm: This is better stuff from the Reds. They pass up the penalty shot and go for the try. Horwill is EXCITED and takes the quick tap but can't barge over. But F'Sautia drops it cold! Goes back for the penalty though. Another tap on the way. 8:02pm: Jono Lance back on the park, with the Reds conceding just the three points while he was in the sin bin. 8:01pm: The Reds not having too much luck with the officials just at the moment. Genia tackled in the air, the Cooper had his run impeded as he chased a grubber. Now they knock it on. Frustration starting again for the Queenslanders. They haven't got much going this season and haven't got much going tonight. Bulls lead 6-3. We've had 20 minutes. 7:59pm: Now a penalty for the Reds. Cooper will line it up from 30m out and about five metres in from touch. This game has all the hallmarks of a stop-start penalty-a-thon so far. Not what the fans wanted to see. Cooper hits it.... and pushes it right. Bulls retain the 6-3 lead after 17 minutes. 7:57pm: The Bulls mounting pressure and will get a gift three points here. Why they wouldn't go for the try against a 14-man side when they were five metres out I have absolutely no idea. But the default position is take the penalty and Fouche doesn't miss. The Bulls lead 6-3. Jono Lance still cooling his jets in the bin. 7:53pm: Jono Lance potentially in strife here for a lifting tackle on Grant Hattingh. They've gone to the video and he's been given a yellow card! That's an absolutely laughable decision. No driving, no spearing, all the players just got up and played on. But Lance is gone and the Bulls level the scores. It's 3-3 with one player in the bin. 7:48pm: Another chance for Cooper after the Reds get a penalty from the scrum. He makes no mistake on this occasion and the Reds lead 3-0 after eight minutes of play in Brisbane. 7:45pm: Cooper misses to the right. No score in Brisbane. I repeat - no score in Brisbane. Hot night here, by the way. Summer has made a late comeback for a day or two. 7:43pm: Digby just got IRONED OUT by Potgieter. Massive shot there. Ioane gets up but that was some shot. Great tackle. Reds have the penalty coming here and I'd say Cooper will have a shot from about 28m out. 7:41pm: Big Kev leads them out, over-flowing with Red Krill Oil, and the Reds kick off then give away a penalty within, let's see, about three seconds. McKenzie will be thrilled with that effort. But the Bulls turn it over from the line out. Early madness. 7:35pm: Almost set for a start here. For a little light reading, here's a poem made entirely of quotes from semi-crazy NBA star Ron Artest entitled Erractic Fire, Erratic Passion. It could be about the Reds in 2013. 7:25pm: The Reds running five forwards on the bench tonight and they will no doubt try to keep the ball in hand and run the pants off the Bulls. They need a win tonight after falling to the Force at home last week. They have the bye next week and should leave nothing in the tank tonight. 7:19pm: Good evening rugby types. I'm on deck at Suncorp Stadium as the Reds host the Bulls. We're about 10 minutes from a start. James Horwill, the Wallaby captain, will play his first game for 10 months tonight as he returns for the home side.