It’s been a funny couple of weeks for Springbok supporters, first we had to endure THAT Wales game and negativity that followed that. That feeling was worsened by the first 20 minutes of rugby last week, and then suddenly this euphoria of beating England in the first test. So what awaits us this weekend? [...]
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June Internationals: Springboks v England
Mortlock back for Rebels
One of the great Wallabies, Stirling Mortlock, will finally make an appearance in Super Rugby 2012, as he has been selected on the bench for the Rebels, with the centre recovering from a calf injury that has kept him out of rugby for some time. [...]
Danny bids Melbourne au revoir
According to Australian Media reports, English flyhalf Danny Cipriani has left the Melbourne Rebels with immediate effect. [...]
Rebels at full strength for Blues
The Rebels team to face the Blues on Thursday, which is a first for Super Rugby, has been announced and it will be the first time that they are able to play all three their play-makers together, with Danny Cipriani recovering from injury to take his place in the team. [...]
Rebels get their Wallabies back
There’s some good news for the Melbourne Rebels ahead of their tricky round 6 visit to Invercargill to face the Highlanders; Wallaby backs Kurtley Beale and James O’Connor have both recovered from the injuries that saw them withdrawn from the team that beast the Force last week. [...]
End of the road for Cipriani
England international Danny Cipriani will play his final season of Super Rugby for the Melbourne Rebels after he has signed to join the Sale Sharks after completion of the Super season. [...]
Super Rugby preview – Rebels
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. [...]
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
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. [...]