Melbourne Rebels
Full name | Melbourne Rebels | ||
Founded | 2010 | ||
Stadion | AAMI Park | ||
Places | 29,500 | ||
Trainer | David Wessels | ||
Homepage | www.melbournerebels.com.au | ||
league | Great rugby | ||
2019 | 11th place | ||
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The Melbourne Rebels (also called RaboDirect Melbourne Rebels in connection with the main sponsor ) is a rugby union club in the Australian city of Melbourne . You will play in the international super rugby league from 2011 . As part of the expansion of the league from 14 to 15 teams, the Rebels were awarded the franchise in 2010 . The home games are played in the AAMI Park .
history
In the previous expansion of the league from 12 to 14 teams in 2002, an application from the Melbourne region had already been submitted, but it was unsuccessful. The additional new franchise planned for Australia went to the Western Force team in Perth . The SANZAR consortium responsible for organization and marketing (consisting of the national associations of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) decided in 2009 to add a franchise to the existing Super 14 league.
After a tender in which ten applicants had participated, the Rebels were awarded on January 5, 2010. The new franchise represents the state of Victoria , in which the greater Melbourne area is located. The Australian Rugby Union had a transfer ban for national players who are under contract with the other four Australian super rugby teams. As compensation, the Rebels were allowed to sign up to ten foreign players. The AAMI Park stadium, which opened in 2010, was designated as the venue for the Rebels .
In their first season, the Rebels came in last. In 2018, they finished ninth, the Rebels' best ever in super rugby.
player
Current squad
The squad for the 2020 season:
pier
hooker Second row striker |
Third row striker
Half of the crowd Interconnects |
Inner three quarters Outside three quarters / keepers |
Well-known former players
- Kurtley Beale
- Luke Burgess
- Danny Cipriani (England)
- Quade Cooper
- Want Genia
- Shota Horie (Japan)
- Stirling Mortlock
- James O'Connor
- Geoff Parling (England)
- Nick Phipps
- Greg Somerville (New Zealand)
- Adam Thomson (New Zealand)
- Ben Volavola (Fiji)
Placements in Super Rugby
year | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
space | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 281: 570 | −289 | 4th | 24 | 15th | |
2012 | 16 | 4th | 0 | 12 | 362: 620 | −258 | 8th | 32 | 12. | |
2013 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 382: 515 | −133 | 8th | 37 | 12. | |
2014 | 16 | 4th | 0 | 12 | 303: 460 | −157 | 5 | 21st | 15th | |
2015 | 16 | 7th | 0 | 9 | 319: 354 | −35 | 8th | 36 | 10. | |
2016 | 15th | 7th | 0 | 8th | 365: 486 | −121 | 3 | 31 | 12. | |
2017 | 15th | 1 | 1 | 13 | 236: 569 | −333 | 3 | 9 | 15th | |
2018 | 16 | 7th | 0 | 9 | 440: 461 | −21 | 8th | 36 | 9. | |
2019 | 16 | 7th | 0 | 9 | 393: 465 | −72 | 6th | 34 | 11. |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ARU clears way for rebel signings. Herald Sun, February 22, 2010, accessed January 17, 2011 .
- ↑ Melbourne Rebels unveil full 2020 playing squad. melbournerebels.com.au, accessed November 28, 2019 .