'All fun would disappear' - as critics 'dance on Rebels’ grave', for a club and its fans a precipice looms
Prior to Christmas, there were several articles discussing the precarious position of several entities linked to Melbourne Rebels chair Paul Docherty and the Rebels’…
The SARU played the ARU like a fiddle. The SARU already had another competition for their axed teams to play in. Whereas for the ARU it was effectively killing a team.
I didn’t agree with cutting a team at the time. Thankfully Twiggy saved the Force. One good thing about COVID-19 is that the Force came back in to the Super Rugby fold. (Although, it obviously didn’t help the Rebels generate revenue during that period).
Sadly as a Rebels member based on our current financial situation I am not sure how we survive beyond this year.
COMMENT: This is the real reason why the Force were cut in 2017