Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels are the newest team to Super Rugby as the competition expanded to the Victorian capital.
Melbourne Rebels were formerly established in 2010 with their first game played in 2011 under former Wallabies coach Rod MacQueen. In their maiden season the Rebels struggled, finishing last in the overall Super Rugby standings, and managed only three wins from 16 matches. However, the Rebels have secured the key signings of Wallabies stars Kurtley Beale and James O’Connor for the upcoming 2012 season, and will look to become a stronger presence in Super Rugby based on these signings.
Melbourne-Rebels Articles
by maxikh - May 26th 2012 @ 1:45pm
Week 14 action will see the 10th-placed Melbourne Rebels try and take their current winning streak to three games on the trot when they travel to the Windy City to face Wellington Hurricanes. Join us for live scores and commentary from 3.30pm AEST. After last weekend’s thrilling one-point victory over the Western Force in Perth, [...]
by gatesy - May 25th 2012 @ 2:25am
Australian rugby is constantly criticised for lacking the player depth of the other major rugby nations. However, I would bet you anything that any adventurous coach just does not agree with that statement. Talent outs itself in times of adversity. The Brumbies are a classic case in point. In effect, they rubbed out almost the [...]
by Justin Chadwick - May 21st 2012 @ 7:03am
by Alistair Hogg - May 20th 2012 @ 1:02pm
Following a tough and fruitless fortnight in South Africa, the Western Force return home to face a Melbourne Rebels outfit suddenly filled with vigour after a stunning win over the Crusaders. Join us for Super Rugby live score update and commentary from the kick-off at 4:35 AEST. The second-year franchise didn’t put a foot wrong [...]
by Justin Chadwick - May 18th 2012 @ 5:50am
by KiwiDave - May 18th 2012 @ 2:06am
Another interesting round of Super Rugby is on the cards. There are some big make or break games this week and this is how I think they will go down. First up is the Hurricanes versus the Brumbies. This game is shaping as a cracker. Both teams will be without their main first five so [...]
by Melissa Woods - May 17th 2012 @ 2:42am
by Melissa Woods - May 15th 2012 @ 4:59am
by Dane25 - May 15th 2012 @ 4:56am
Local ball sports experienced more boilovers this weekend than a TAFE cooking class. But I’m adamant that not even the most clinically insane followers would’ve expected the unforeseen bubble and fizz result of the Rebels win over the Crusaders. It was one of those results that make you think you’ve actually drunk more than you [...]
by The Crowd - May 15th 2012 @ 3:36am
The Southern Kings want in on Super Rugby, which would expand the South African conference from five teams to six. Currently the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Australian Rugby Union are very much against the idea, they argue that there can be no expansion until the end of the next five year TV deal [...]
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