Fit-again McMahon aiming to crack side
MELBOURNE Rebels backrower Sean McMahon is back to full fitness after an ankle injury with the aim of cracking the Wallabies team on the spring tour.
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All Black’s son rounds out Rebels’ 2017 squad
THE Rebels have signed the son of an All Black to round out their Super Rugby squad for 2017. “We have been very impressed with his temperament, consistency of core skills and hunger to compete.”
Koroibete headlines new Rebel faces
MARIKA Koroibete headlines the Melbourne Rebels’ final Super Rugby squad for 2017, but there’s 10 newcomers — including one of New Zealand’s brightest young talents.
Koroibete: Cheika promised me nothing
MARIKA Koroibete says he wasn’t promised a Wallabies spot by Michael Cheika when recruited from the NRL but now he’s got one, the flying Fijian doesn’t expect to play on the Spring Tour.
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O’Connor had to go: Higginbotham
MELBOURNE Rebels and Wallabies forward Scott Higginbotham has endorsed the club’s sacking of Test five-eighth James O’Connor.
New Rebels boss chases Beale deal
NEW Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan’s first order of business will be to retain star playmaker Kurtley Beale.
O’Connor a Rebel without a club
HE is one of Australian rugby’s most marketable faces but James O’Connor will be clubless next week after being cut adrift by the Rebels.
Japan’s Horie inks new Rebels deal
FRESH from a starring role for Japan in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup Test hooker Shota Horie re-signs with Melbourne Rebels for the 2014 season.
Beale’s chance to shine
FOR all the trouble Kurtley Beale has caused of late, it’s hard to find anyone who considers the star a liability to the Wallabies cause.
Victorian Rugby now owns Rebels
THE foundation investors of the Melbourne Rebels have gifted 100 per cent of their shares to the Victorian Rugby Union, giving the local governing body full ownership of the Super Rugby franchise.
Zebo tackle earns Mitchell a week
Winger Lachie Mitchell’s upbeat season for the Melbourne Rebels is over after his one-match ban for a lifting tackle on Simon Zebo.
O’Connor seeks Buddy’s advice
WALLABIES star James O’Connor has called on AFL star Buddy Franklin for advice about Etihad Stadium to help prepare for the “biggest game of my life”.
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