It’s Sunday morning, yes there is rugby on, yes it Super Rugby, but I cannot promise that it will be all that super. The Force host the Rebels in what should be an exciting match…. Who am I kidding? If you are reading this, either go get back in bed, or make your wife breakfast and score some brownie points. [...]
Posts tagged with: Rebels
Super Rugby 2012 – Force (31) vs Rebels (32) F/T
Force make changes for Rebels clash
The Force team to face the Rebels on Sunday morning has been announced, with a host of changes seen ahead of the Australian derby between the two lowest ranked teams in that conference. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Rebels (28) vs Crusaders (19) F/T
The Rebels host the Crusaders in the second game of Super Rugby this morning, with the Rebels without a few key players and the Crusaders making use of the opportunity to rest some of theirs. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Rebels (35) vs Bulls (41) F/T
The second game on this busy Friday morning takes us to Australia where the Rebels host the Bulls in Melbourne. This is sure to be an entertaining match as the Bulls will target this as one of their must win matches on tour, as they spar with the Stormers for top spot on the South African conference. [...]
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. [...]
O’Connor out until Super Rugby break
Rebels utility back James O’Connor, who went down in the Rebels’ march against the Waratahs, spent the weekend in hospital following an injured midriff and was reportedly struggling to breath. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Waratahs (30) vs Rebels (21) F/T
Australian derby, what more can I say? [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Brumbies (37) vs Rebels (6) F/T
The second Australian derby, and bound to be another dour affair as we saw yesterday morning, sees the Brumbies taking on the Rebels. The Brumbies are the top Australian team, and the Rebels are hot off a victory over the Blues last weekend, so it should be an interesting match in terms of who comes out victorious. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Rebels (34) vs Blues (23) F/T
The first ever Thursday game of Super Rugby sees the Rebels host the Blues in Melbourne this morning, with the home team finally able to select all three of Cipriani, O’Connor and Beale in the same backline, and the Blues welcoming the return of Rene Ranger to their backline after suspension. [...]
Round Seven injury update
The injuries continue to mount, and below is a breakdown of most of the injuries that I am aware of. It is a bit of a rushed job, seeing as the Super Rugby weekend starts tomorrow, so if I have missed anything, I do apologise. [...]
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. [...]
Blues team to face Rebels
The Blues team to face the Rebels this weekend has been announced, after the team had their bye last weekend, with Keven Mealamu back in the starting team following his calf injury. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Highlanders (43) vs Rebels (12) F/T
The one and only Friday match in week six of the Super Rugby campaign, comes to us from New Zealand where the Highlanders host the Rebels. Despite each team’s season so far, it is the Highlanders that come off a loss and the Rebels that come into this match off a win. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Rebels (30) vs Force (29) F/T
The second game of the morning, and this time we head on over to Australia for a derby match between the Rebels and the Force. Late confirmation has been received that James O’Connor will not be taking the field, but I do not have updated team sheets below. [...]
Super Rugby 2012 – Rebels (26) vs Cheetahs (33) F/T
The weekend of Super Rugby wraps up, somewhat unusually, on a Sunday where the Melbourne Rebels host the Cheetahs, both teams desperately needing to get their campaign on some form of course. [...]






