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.
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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.
Storm star now a Baa-Baa
WALLABIES coach Michael Cheika had been scratching his head for ways to get Marika Koroibete started in rugby. It appears he has found one.
Super Rugby to expand to combat Europe
SUPER Rugby “is not broken” and the game’s bosses believe the future lies in expansion despite major concerns about the competition’s structure and crowd numbers.
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Beale’s Rebels departure getting ugly
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‘Super B’ closer after academy’s end
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Rebels stun Highlanders at death
WATCH HIGHLIGHTS: THE Rebels gave James O’Connor and Damien Hill a fairytale sendoff as they came from behind to beat the Highlanders.
Sack O’Connor now: Jones
FORMER Test coach Eddie Jones has called for wayward star James O’Connor to be dumped from the Wallabies’ Bledisloe Cup squad.
Rebels benching adds to JOC woes
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