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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 07: Samu Kerevi of the Reds celebrates victory after the round 17 Super Rugby match between the Reds and the Blues at Suncorp Stadium on June 07, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

RA defends losing ‘best centre’ in Australia

Director of Rugby Scott Johnson says Australia did everything to keep Japan-bound Samu Kerevi, race Larkham’s replacement heats up and SBW’s All Blacks audition – it’s all in rugby’s best gossip column.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Angus Scott-Young of the Reds and Sam Carter of the Brumbies compete at the lineout during the round six Super Rugby match between the Reds and the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium on March 24, 2019 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Reds’ forward-thinking plan to buck Brumbies

Reds assistant Peter Ryan has delivered a cheeky personal attack at Brumbies coach Dan McKellar, while warning the Australian conference leaders to expect another forward ambush.

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Quade Cooper of the Rebels scores a try during the Round 16 Super Rugby match between the Melbourne Rebels and the NSW Waratahs at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Friday, May 31, 2019. (AAP Image/Hamish Blair) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Quade to Rebels: Let’s make a deal

With the Rebels on the cusp of a historic Super Rugby finals berth, playmaker Quade Cooper has a message for the club’s hierarchy.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 31: Quade Cooper of the Rebels is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a try during the round 16 Super Rugby match between the Rebels and the Waratahs at AAMI Park on May 31, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

80 minutes separating Rebels from Super history

A week after suffering the most humiliating defeat in the club’s history, Melbourne Rebels have the chance to write themselves into Super Rugby folklore.

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Billionaire and philanthropist Andrew Forrest is flanked by Western Force players during a media conference at Rugby WA Headquarters in Perth, Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Forrest says the ARU ambushed the Western Force, and they only axed the franchise because it carried a lower legal risk than the other teams. (AAP Image/Justin Chadwick) NO ARCHIVING

Why Twiggy’s ‘IPL of rugby’ won’t work

AS creative as the idea of the Force playing in Singapore, HK and far flung ports may seem, the fly-high ideals of such a rebel league will be confronted by several roadblocks.

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Force supporters during a rally at the Force HQ in Perth, Sunday, August 20, 2017. An estimated 10,000 Western Force fans have rallied in Perth against the Super Rugby club's axing by the Australian Rugby Union. (AAP Image/Tony McDonough) NO ARCHIVING

‘I hope the ARU suffers’

WA premier Mark McGowan hopes a rebel competition set up by mining billionaire Andrew Forrest will hurt the ARU after its treatment of the state’s taxpayers.

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Andrew Forrest in the crowd during a rally at the Force HQ in Perth, Sunday, August 20, 2017. An estimated 10,000 Western Force fans have rallied in Perth against the Super Rugby club's axing by the Australian Rugby Union. (AAP Image/Tony McDonough) NO ARCHIVING

Force’s explosive rebel league fightback

THE Western Force have thrown a curveball at the ARU, announcing firm plans to launch a rebel, six-team club rugby competition.

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 9, 2017 shows Western Force players leaving the field following their Super Rugby match against South Africa’s Kings in Perth. Western Force on August 23, 2017 won the right to appeal their axing from Super Rugby, as the Australian Rugby Union rejected a major cash injection from a mining magnate to keep the club in the competition. / AFP PHOTO / Greg Wood / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

Players in tears as Force axed

THE Western Force have lost their case to overturn the ARU’s axing of the Super Rugby club and the news has devastated the playing group.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: Michael Hooper of the Waratahs runs past the Weary Dunlop Shield during the round five Super Rugby match between the Rebels and the Waratahs at AAMI Park on March 24, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Is Hooper greatest ever Waratah?

MICHAEL Hooper has won an extraordinary fifth consecutive Matthew Burke Cup after taking out the Waratahs’ best player of 2017.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13: Melbourne Rebels head coach Tony McGahan looks on during the round 12 Super Rugby match between the Melbourne Rebels and the Queensland Reds at AAMI Park on May 13, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Former Rebel joins Reds’ alliance

FORMER Rebels boss Tony McGahan will join the Reds as an assistant after a post-season review has the performance of head coach Nick Stiles in the crosshairs.

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Carlos Spencer could face off against Quade Cooper at the Brisbane Global Tens.

King Carlos v Prince Quade anyone?

CARLOS Spencer is being pursued for the Global Tens, setting up a potential showdown between the All Black magician and his Wallaby protege Quade Cooper.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 31: New Waratahs signing Rob Simmons poses during a Waratahs media opportunity at NSW Waratahs HQ on August 31, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Reds reject promises rugby revival with Tahs

UNWANTED by Queensland, Wallabies forward Rob Simmons has vowed to return to his best form after signing a two-year deal with rivals NSW.

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