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Quade Cooper

Quade Cooper, New Zealand-Australian rugby player and boxer

Born
April 5, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1988

About Quade Cooper

Quade Santini Cooper is an Australian professional rugby union coach, former player, and occasional boxer. Although born in New Zealand, he has represented Australia in rugby at international level. Finishing his playing career with the Hanazono Liners in Japan, Cooper established his career with the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby. He went on to play for Toulon in the French Top 14 and also played for the Melbourne Rebels. His team position was fly-half, however Cooper was often deployed in the midfield earlier in his career, as well as fullback. It was later unveiled Cooper would be the first five-eighth for one of the two Queensland teams, the East Coast Aces in the inaugural Australian Rugby Championship. He rejoined the side in 2006, furthering his total caps to nine, which was the then equal schoolboy record. Unfortunately, the franchise finished bottom of the table, having won just two of 13 games.

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The world when Quade Cooper was born

Quade Cooper was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Quade Cooper's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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