Posts Tagged "Melbourne Rebels"
Rebels won’t panic despite trial thrashing
By Guy Hand, 7 Feb 2012Melbourne Rebels insist there’s no need to panic about the season ahead despite the Super Rugby trial schedule from hell burning them early.
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Rebels want more from second rugby trial
By Melissa Woods, 6 Feb 2012After a performance injured skipper Stirling Mortlock described as tough watching, the Melbourne Rebels hope another week together on the training paddock yields a better performance in their second Super Rugby trial.
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Rebels trounced by Chiefs in Super Rugby trial
By Melissa Woods, 4 Feb 2012Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale showed flashes of brilliance in an otherwise lacklustre performance by the Melbourne Rebels in their first Super Rugby trial against the Chiefs in Geelong on Friday night.
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Rebels forwards ready to match backs
By Melissa Woods, 2 Feb 2012While the spotlight is on their star-studded backs, the Melbourne Rebels forwards will be auditioning for starting jerseys in their first Super Rugby trial on Friday night.
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Rebels deny chasing Storm halfback Cronk
By AAP, 28 Jan 2012The Melbourne Rebels don’t want Storm halfback Cooper Cronk, they just want to play like him.
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Wallaby Beale’s hamstring a concern
By Melissa Woods, 26 Jan 2012Star Rebels recruit Kurtley Beale is in danger of missing their trial matches with hamstring-related problems with his body unable to handle the increased training workload ahead of the Super Rugby season.
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Rebels will win Super Rugby before the Waratahs
By Stuart Fazakerley, 19 Jan 2012In the business world, managing expectations is a crucial ability. Estimates are supplied to a project manager, who takes into account the resources we have at our disposal, our ability and experience, the complexity of the task at hand, and any potential roadblocks that could stop a timely delivery.
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O’Conner happy to play 12 or 10 for Rebels
By Melissa Woods, 18 Jan 2012They may be vying to wear the Melbourne Rebels No.10 rugby jersey and the goal-kicking honours but new signing James O’Connor insists Danny Cipriani is his team-mate before he is his rival.
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Rebels have spotted their enemy on the western horizon
By Paul Roberton, 12 Jan 2012Nothing says blockbuster like the words ‘traditional rivals’. Rivalries are commonplace in sport but always make for special encounters. For the player it’s about pride and one-upmanship. For the fan it’s about bragging rights and sledging the day after.
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Cipriani no sure thing for Rebels No.10
By Melissa Woods, 30 Nov 2011Danny Cipriani may be eyeing the England No.10 jersey but he’s no certainty to even play five-eighth for the Melbourne Rebels.
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Danny Cipriani eyeing Six Nations return
By Tom Wald, 22 Nov 2011Flamboyant Melbourne Rebels playmaker Danny Cipriani could miss the opening month of the Super rugby season if he earns a call-up for next year’s Six Nations.
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Rebels can win the Super title, says Beale
By Darren Walton, 18 Nov 2011Kurtley Beale truly believes he and fellow star recruit James O’Connor can help transform the Melbourne Rebels from wooden spooners to Super Rugby champions in 2012.
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Mortlock fit to fend off Rebels rivals
By Melissa Woods, 11 Nov 2011Melbourne Rebels skipper Stirling Mortlock feels in better shape than he has in years.
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Former representative rugby league stars Les Kiss and John Muggleton have made bigger names for themselves as rugby defence coaches. But Kiss will be hoping his career path doesn’t take the dramatic downturn suffered by Muggleton.
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Rebel World Cup – an Amazing Race for Adam
By Stuart Fazakerley, 22 Sep 2011One thing I’ve loved about working behind the scenes in the Rebel Army, and seeing this ragtag organisation thrive, is the relationships that have sprung up between Rebels supporters and our players.
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New Rebels rugby coach insists on success
By Melissa Woods, 25 Jun 2011Incoming Rebels coach Damien Hill says the Super Rugby wooden spoon has left a bitter taste and Melbourne won’t settle for a second next season.
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Rebels 2012: the Real Madrid of Super Rugby?
By Gavin Norman, 20 Jun 2011It was finally announced on Saturday that James O’Connor will join close friend Kurtley Beale at the Rebels in Super Rugby season 2012. O’Connor and Beale are seen as the bright future of Australian Rugby, both in anyone’s starting XV for the Wallabies.
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O’Connor signs with Rebels
By Ryland James, 18 Jun 2011Australian rugby sensation James O’Connor has signed a two-year deal with the Melbourne Rebels and the Australian Rugby Union.
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Hill to coach, Macqueen moves upstairs
By Guy Hand, 17 Jun 2011Rod Macqueen will step on to the Melbourne Rebels’ board of directors next season and away from day-to-day coaching at the Super Rugby club.
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Beale and O’Connor: Let the entertainment begin
By LeftArmSpinner, 15 Jun 2011Eight weeks ago, there was a brief press announcement that Kurtley Beale, the NSW prodigy since his school days, was leaving the Waratahs at the end of the 2011 season and heading for the Melbourne Rebels.
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