Queensland Reds star Quade Cooper is uncertain whether he will appeal a one-match suspension that rules him out of Saturday night's Super Rugby elimination final against the Sharks.

The South African, New Zealand and Australian Rugby (SANZAR) judiciary took nearly five hours to announce their guilty verdict after a video link-up involving Cooper this afternoon.

Queensland Reds playmaker Quade Cooper. Credit:Getty Images

The Reds No.10 will miss one week for a high tackle on fellow Wallaby Berrick Barnes in the Reds' 32-16 victory over the Waratahs on Saturday night.

He said while he believed he had a good case, the prospect of sitting out the Super Rugby semis and even the final was hard to swallow.