Secret Rebels merger plan exposed
Explosive leaked documents reveal there were secret plans for the Melbourne Rebels to join forces with another club months before it collapsed.
Explosive leaked documents reveal there were secret plans for the Melbourne Rebels to join forces with another club months before it collapsed.
The crisis at Rugby Australia has deepened over who should pay the Melbourne Rebels’ $10 million tax debt, and what happens to the club’s future.
The Melbourne Rebels’ very existence is under threat as financial problems plague the Super Rugby club. JAMIE PANDARAM has the details.
They are the giants of Australian rugby ready to represent the Wallabies on the game’s grandest stage, but to the local clubs and schools that nurtured them, they are so much more.
Travel restrictions caused by Covid-19 have led to next year’s Super Rugby Pacific schedule being changed.
New Zealand teams well and truly have bragging rights after the first week of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition.
Following his side’s failure to reach the Super Rugby AU finals, Melbourne Rebels coach Dave Wessels has decided to stand down.
The Rebels may have finished the season with a win, but off-contract coach Dave Wessels’ future at the club remains up in the air.
The Queensland Reds have embraced extra time away from home in preparing to meet the Melbourne Rebels.
While Brisbane remains in lockdown due to COVID-19, the Queensland Reds are enjoying life in Sydney ahead of their trip to Melbourne.
Watching funerals on zoom and packing up kids about to start school for a long sitting on the road. Playing rugby is easy, but being a rugby player at the moment is not.
The form of Queensland’s backline means former Melbourne Storm winger Suliasi Vunivalu will have to be content with a spot among the reserves on Friday night.
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