Rebels go with star-studded backline
The return of Reece Hodge has boosted the Rebels’ starting lineup for Saturday’s clash with the Brumbies in Canberra.
The return of Reece Hodge has boosted the Rebels’ starting lineup for Saturday’s clash with the Brumbies in Canberra.
The Melbourne Rebels’ round-two Super Rugby AU match against the Reds will not be played at AAMI Park after the Queensland government’s clampdown on Victoria sports teams.
AAMI Park stadium in Melbourne will undergo an intensive three-day cleansing process after it was revealed a man who tested positive for the coronavirus attended the match between the Rebels and Lions there last Saturday.
A brace of tries from Rebels wing Andrew Kellaway helped the home side to a first-ever win over the Lions in six attempts.
A passive defensive display saw the Lions slump to their first-ever defeat to the Rebels in a 37-17 loss in Melbourne on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Follow the live action with the SA Rugby magazine team as the Rebels host the Lions in Melbourne.
Veteran loose forward Willem Alberts will make his first start of the 2020 Vodacom Super Rugby season when the Lions face the Rebels in Melbourne on Saturday.
New Zealander James Doleman will referee his first Vodacom Super Rugby match when he takes charge of the Lions’ match against the Rebels on Saturday.
The chief executives of the Australian Vodacom Super Rugby franchises have called for an inquiry into the competition’s standard of officiating.
Sharks coach Sean Everitt has called for an improved discipline from his side as they prepare to face a ‘conservative’ Rebels side in Melbourne on Saturday.