Melbourne Rebels players are vowing to “hold their heads high and have a crack” in their final Super Rugby Pacific matches after being told the club will be be cut by Rugby Australia (RA). The Rebels received the brutal blow as they were preparing to travel to Fiji for the last regular round of the […]
‘Lack of detail and transparency’: RA bosses reveal why they thought cutting Rebels was their only option
Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh has outlined the reasons why the governing body rejected a rescue plan for the Melbourne Rebels after the Super Rugby team was axed for 2025 on Thursday. Waugh and RA chairman Daniel Herbert addressed a media conference where Waugh revealed RA had been working on three scenarios with regards to […]
Exclusive: RA set to pull trigger on Rebels with players called in for meeting with Phil Waugh
Rugby Australia is expected to announce this morning the Melbourne Rebels will be axed from the Super Rugby Pacific competition. The Roar understands Rebels players have been called to a 10am meeting at AAMI Park where they will be addressed by RA chief executive Phil Waugh. The players are due to fly out to Fiji […]
Origin News: ‘It’s exciting’ – Walsh ready to resume hostilities in Luai rematch, Gus raises questions over Blues bench
Bold and brash Queensland fullback Reece Walsh and NSW’s pantomime villain playmaker Jarome Luai are set to resume State of Origin hostilities, and the Maroons No.1 can’t wait. “Luai, yeah … it’s exciting. It’s going to be good,” Walsh said ahead of Wednesday night’s series opener in Sydney. “We’re two really competitive people. There are […]
‘That’s not a try, that’s a miracle’: 30 years on, Coyne’s magic Origin moment resonating with Maroons
It is 30 years since Mark Coyne’s “miracle try” for Queensland and the unquenchable spirit of the never-say-die Maroons in that magic moment still resonates with the current squad. Coyne finished a sweeping movement in the 16-12 win in game one of the 1994 State of Origin series in Sydney where the ball went through […]