The Wallabies are confident superstar Quade Cooper will recover from illness in time to tackle South Africa in tonight's Tri Nations opener at ANZ Stadium.

Cooper sat out yesterday's captain's run as he battled flu but the Wallabies team doctor believes his condition isn't serious enough to prevent the play-maker from lining up for his first test of the year.

The Wallabies and Springboks match kicks off 10.05 tonight.

Story by: Dhanjay Deo
Source: Stuff.co