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While not a Super Rugby match, their last meeting in 2018 went 28-12 to the Rebs.

Wish we had tried that more in Melbourne.

I think Phillip being on the bench is a tactic to bring on some firepower in the latter part of the game. I hope they aren't taking the Force lightly. The score last week was not a true reflection of their performance and let's not talk about that game back in 2014.

I'm liking To'omua as Captain.

Cotterell, like Tommy, stuck in Melbourne for some reason.

That is very true. Good point, sir!

Hoiles is a NSW dick. Seriously, don’t base it on any facts. We get more than the Brumbies a lot of the time, but don’t let the facts get in the way of the opinion of a meat head. Anyway, we hold the license in Melbourne, so it is not as simple as just “dropping us”. I feel better now.

Coach Dave hits back at criticism from Morgan Turinui... https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/07/09/super-rugby-au-rebels-wessels-turinui

The Rebels (management) have been very involved with the 2020 “return to Rugby” plans, with Baden steering the ship, apparently. I see this as further planning for 2021 and beyond, so probably not so much the Rebels specifically, just that they have been involved in the think tank.

https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/mlr-introduces-the-dallas-jackals/ Never thought MLR would be such a threat this early on but to keep expanding under the current conditions says something. They’ll be after players.

Short term, quite well. Long term, not so well.

There’s got to be a strategic reason for this. They did pretty much the same thing last season. Buggered if I know why, though.

I’m all for giving fringe players a run but for a team like the Rebels a casual observer may not know they aren’t playing their best players and will write them off before they even begin with scores like this. Then again, a casual observer won’t be paying much attention to a trial game.

A lot in that list were in last year's NRC Rising.

True, but doesn't do much to build combinations. Wessels did this last pre-season too.

I really don't get the point of running so many players who won't see any Super Rugby game time for the Rebels (except the few who are in the actual squad).

Rebels fielding a very un-Rebels squad for this trial. Not sure the purpose of doing this. Expect them to struggle against a strong-looking Reds team.

You will be able to get a mobile phone version of your membership card too for scanning. Not sure when that will be available but it is mentioned in the flyer that came with the plastic card.

Yes, have my membership card only - you can pick up the packs at the first few (three I believe) home games. They had a members day in December but I couldn't go. Would have preferred the whole lot was sent out together, but never mind... Give them a call, Weeksie will sort you out.