Melbourne Rebels

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
home	Away

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

Australia Jermaine Ainsley
South Africa Cabous Eloff
South Africa Mees Erasmus
Tonga Pone Fa'amausili
Australia Matt Gibbon
Australia Cameron Orr
Australia Fereti Sa'aga
South Africa Ruan Smith

hooker

Australia Declan Moore
Australia Anaru Rangi
Australia Jordan Uelese

Second row striker

Australia Esei Ha'angana
Australia Ross Haylett-Petty
Australia Trevor Hosea
South Africa Gideon Koegelenberg
Australia Matt Philip

Third row striker

Australia Angus Cottrell
Australia Richard Hardwick
Australia Luke Jones
Australia Josh Kemeny
Australia Boyd Killingworth
Australia Robert Leota
Australia Michael Wells
Australia Brad Wilkin

Half of the crowd

Fiji Frank Lomani
South Africa Ryan Louwrens
Australia James Tuttle

Interconnects

Australia Andrew Deegan
Australia Matt Toomua

Inner three quarters

Australia Tom English
Australia Reece Hodge
Australia Campbell Magnay
Australia Bill Meakes

Outside three quarters / keepers

Australia Dane Haylett-Petty
Australia Andrew Kellaway
Australia Marika Koroibete
Australia Jack Maddocks
Australia Harry Potter
Australia Semisi Tupou

Well-known former players

Placements in Super Rugby

year	Games	Victories	Unent.	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points	space
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 .

[1] ARU clears way for rebel signings. Herald Sun, February 22, 2010, accessed January 17, 2011 .

[2] Melbourne Rebels unveil full 2020 playing squad. melbournerebels.com.au, accessed November 28, 2019 .