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Wallaroos star Kiri Lingman and Wallabies legend David Campese at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium. Picture: Evan Morgan

Melbourne Rebels hit $22m debt D-Day

Wallabies great David Campese has floated an idea for the Melbourne Rebels next year to help save Super Rugby and build a “better competition”, as the deadline on the club’s debt deal expired.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 04: James O'Connor of the Reds looks onduring the round three Super Rugby Pacific match between the Western Force and the Queensland Reds at HBF Park on March 04, 2022 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Reds stick with winning formula

Striving for “consistency”, the Queensland Reds have named an unchanged starting 15 for their Super Rugby Pacific battle with the Brumbies.

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Queensland Reds' Taniela Tupou (L) is tackled by Fiji Druas Mesulame Dolokoto (R) during the Super Rugby match between the Queensland Reds and Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on March 12, 2022. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Reds to fight Tupou suspension

Believing it was “shoulder on shoulder” contact, the Queensland Reds will fight the suspension of prop Taniela Tupou for alleged foul play.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 12: Seru Uru of the Reds catches during the round four Super Rugby Pacific match between the Queensland Reds and the Fijian Drua at Suncorp Stadium on March 12, 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Tough selection call awaits Reds coach

Reds co-captain Liam Wright could be available for Queensland’s battle with the Brumbies after recovering from a shoulder injury, but the form of his replacement Seru Uru has given coach Brad Thorn a lot to think about.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 27: Suliasi Vunivalu of the Reds looks on during the warm-up before the round 6 Super RugbyAU match between the NSW Waratahs and the Queensland Reds at Stadium Australia, on March 27, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Reds drop captain, snub Vunivalu

Queensland Reds captain Liam Wright has been dropped to the bench for the Super Rugby AU decider while prized recruit Suliasi Vunivalu has missed out altogether.

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Jim Tucker top 50 photos

Part four: QLD’s top 50 rugby union players

Another Queenslander on the move to Japan, a Nudgee College graduate looking to break into the Brumbies, and Dysart-born centre starring for Scotland. It’s 20-11 of Jim Tucker’s top 50 QLD rugby talents.

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 08: Waratahs players look dejected after the loss during the round 2 Super Rugby match between the Waratahs and the Blues at McDonald Jones Stadium on February 08, 2020 in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Ashley Feder/Getty Images)

Waratahs’ 25-year low adds insult to injury

Off the back of the broken down talks with Fox Sports for a new broadcast deal, the first two weeks of the Super Rugby season have been an unmitigated disaster, compounded by the Waratahs’ loss in Newcastle.

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NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 08: Issak Fines of the Brumbies poses during the Brumbies 2020 Super Rugby headshots session on January 08, 2020 in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Tony Feder/Getty Images)

Fines working towards Super berth

ISSAK Fines always envisioned a move to the Brumbies would involve a step up in quality and intensity, but nothing could have prepared him for an off-season as dramatic as the past few months.

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Thick bushfire smoke seen over Parliament house in Canberra Picture: 7News

Brumbies smoked out of home base

With bushfire smoke blanketing the nation’s capital and no time to lose thanks to the earlier than usual start to the Super Rugby season the Brumbies have been forced to flee the ACT.

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Billy Pollard attempts to evade Spencer Jeans.  Australian Schoolboys squad training camp, St Ignatius College Riverview.  Thur 22nd November 2018.

NRL loses teenage superstar to rugby

In a rare win for the 15-man game, Australian rugby has beaten Wayne Bennett and seven NRL clubs to sign dual-code schoolboy sensation to a long-term deal.

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Brumbies Allan Alaalatoa and Christian Lealiifano during the Round 18 Super Rugby match between the ACT Brumbies and the Queensland Reds at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AAP Image/Rohan Thomson) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Statistics reveal Brumbies one of the best ever

The last three teams to win six games in a season by 11 points or more won the Super Rugby title. Now the Brumbies are just two wins away from completing one of the greatest seasons in the competition’s history.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22: Peter Samu of the Brumbies hands off Louis Schreuder of the Sharks during the Super Rugby Quarter Final match between the Brumbies and the Sharks at GIO Stadium on June 22, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Injured Brumby’s finals hope after skipping semi

Pete Samu was noticeably missing when Brumbies teammates left for the airport as they begin their Super Rugby semi final mission in Argentina. The injured back-rower is confident of recovering for the final… if his team gets that far.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24:  Elliot Daly of England is tackled by Israel Folau and Jack Maddocks of Australia during the Quilter International match between England and Australia at Twickenham Stadium on November 24, 2018 in London, United Kingdom.  (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Shock contender emerges for Folau’s spot

NSW is looking to a Wallabies try-scoring ace to boost their limp attack, a surprise name emerges in the national training camp and a big Brumbies boost – it’s all in Rugby Confidential.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07:  Scott Sio of the Brumbies runs the ball during the round 8 Super Rugby match between the Brumbies and the Reds at University of Canberra Oval on April 7, 2018 in Canberra, Australia.  (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

Key ingredients behind Brumbies’ success

Scott Sio was handed a formidable challenge at the start of the season. How the Brumbies prop responded has been a big part of the reason his side topped the Super Rugby Australian conference.

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Reds players following the awarding of a try to the Brumbies during the Round 18 Super Rugby match between the ACT Brumbies and the Queensland Reds at GIO Stadium in Canberra, Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AAP Image/Rohan Thomson) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Reds sign off with another loss

Samu Kerevi’s final match for the Reds has finished with a hefty loss to the Brumbies but the captain says he is impressed with the growth of the team.

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