After a debut season that placed the team at the bottom of the pile, as was largely expected, the Melbourne Rebel, after some intense recruiting will be looking to improve on last spot on the log. [...]
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Super Rugby preview – Rebels
Piri gets his shot at 10
The Rebels and the Blues tackle each other in Melbourne this weekend, as both teams build towards the start of the Super Rugby season, kicking off on 24 February. [...]
South African kickers are tops!
The best kickers in Super15 are South African! This is according to our good friends at www.ruckingoodstats.com, who recently wrote an article specifically looking at the kicking at goal percentages in the Super Rugby season so far. Enjoy! [...]
Match Review – Blues runover Rebels
22 Apr 11 23:34 by Hertford Highlander | All Blacks, In the news, Super Rugby, Wallabies | 5 Comments
All Blacks.com reports it wasn’t exactly a Good Friday for the Blues but they will take their bonus point 40-23 victory over the gallant Melbourne Rebels at North Harbour Stadium knowing their inconsistent demons still plague them. [...]
Rebels have got James O’Connor as well !
Skysports.co.nz reports the bombshell that the 20 year old Western Force superstar James O’Connor is Melbourne bound. [...]
Cordingley out, Cipriani starts for Rebels
The bad news keeps flowing for the Melbourne Rebels, with halfback Sam Cordingley joining the list of sidelined players for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Brumbies. [...]
Cipriani on the bench for Rebels
Former England international Danny Cipriani will make his Super rugby debut from the Melbourne Rebels bench, with James Hilgendorf to start at five-eighth for their historic clash with NSW on Friday night. [...]
Super Rugby Preview: Melbourne Rebels
The Melbourne Rebels are the new kids on the block in this new extended version of Super Rugby. The fifth franchise to come from Australia, who only recently had their fourth team come good. Can a fifth team be supported from the island? [...]
Cipriani would also have dropped himself
Axed fly-half Danny Cipriani admits he would have dropped himself for England’s final autumn appointment against New Zealand after last weekend’s Twickenham debacle. [...]
Northampton boss says Spencer staying
Carlos Spencer is probably breathing a sigh of relief today after Jim Mallinder, his director of rugby at Northampton, rubbished reports that the former All Black first five was on the way out to make way for Danny Cipriani. [...]
Jones praises Jantjes
Former Springbok technical adviser Eddie Jones has praised Conrad Jantjes as his man of the Springbok season, and gushed with praise at the Boks’ 42-6 demolition of England at Twickenham on Saturday. [...]
Cipriani hunting a Bok hide
Danny Cipriani expects to get back on track with England by inspiring Martin Johnson’s team to victory over world champions South Africa on Saturday. [...]
Eddie’s Bok success recipe
Play traditional Springbok rugby and attack flyhalf Danny Cipriani’s channel. [...]
