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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 10: Isaac Lucas of the Reds scores a try during the round 13 Super Rugby match between the Rebels and the Reds at AMI Park on May 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
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Playmaker final piece in Reds finals puzzle

Having nine players on long-term deals is the Queensland Rugby Union’s most significant strategy for holding onto their core since Super Rugby’s birth in 1996. They are hoping it pays healthy dividends – and soon.

NSW 1st XV v Queensland 2nd XV. Sport Rugby Union Schoolboys. Riverview Oval. 9 July 2019. Photo by Paul Seiser/SPA Images
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NRL poachers circle Waratahs’ emerging talent

Waratahs rugby fans got a glimpse into a bright future with NSW 1 dominating their northern neighbours at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships – but but an old enemy emerged in the race to secure their signatures.

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Jono Lance of the Force scores a try during the Round 17 Super Rugby match between the Western Force and the NSW Waratahs at NIB Stadium in Perth, Saturday July 15, 2017. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Rebels secure Force flyhalf Lance

TWO-time Super Rugby champion Jono Lance has signed for the Melbourne Rebels as the 2017 wooden spooner continues to strengthen ahead of next year’s campaign.

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The Qantas Wallabies train at UWA Sports Park - McGillivray Oval, Perth, ahead of The Rugby Championship clash against South Africa. Billy Meakes. Photo: Stuart Walmsley/RUGBY.com.au

Resurgent Rebels sign even more Wallabies

THE resurgent Rebels have continued their signing spree with the addition of Wallabies trio Billy Meakes, Matt Philip and Richard Hardwick to go with a former New Zealand age-group star.

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Tatafu Polota-Nau  during a Wallabies training session at Leichhardt Oval ahead of their game against Scotland. pic Mark Evans

‘Taf’ is homeless no more

WALLABIES stalwart Tatafu Polota-Nau has hooked up with an English suitor and will link with the Leicester club next month until after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

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