The Reds have retained Richard Graham as head coach for next year's Vodacom Super Rugby season.

It was widely speculated that Graham would be sacked after the team finished 13th on the log for two consecutive seasons, but the Queensland Rugby Union announced his reappointment on Tuesday. 

Graham will work under a new high performance structure within the union and will report to executive general manager and former Wallabies centre Daniel Herbert. 

'We understand that the results of the Reds over the last two seasons have been unacceptable, however we feel that Richard is the right man to lead us into the 2016 season under this new structure,' said chairman Rod McCall.

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