Rebels 2022

[oztimmay]

Ospreys Owners Considering Melbourne Rebels Takeover. . .As Rugby Landscape Continues To Change - Dai Sport

By Steffan Thomas Y-11 Sports & Media, the majority shareholders at the Ospreys, are weighing up a move to buy the Melbourne Rebels. The Hong Kong based sports marketing group bought a 75.1 per cent stake in the Ospreys in May 2020 creating a new holding company Ospreys International Group. They...

www.dai-sport.com

Very soon I'm going to get weird flashbacks to 2017...

 

[Adam84]

Private ownership and the Melbourne Rebels hasn’t worked well over the years…

2010-2013: Harold Mitchell
2013-2015: VRU/RA
2015-2017: Imperium Group
2017-current: VRU

 

[oztimmay]

I'd say current is RV/Vic Government. Any potential sale would have to jump some pretty high hurdles to keep VicGovt happy. Dare I say they'd keep a stake in the team.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

I'd say current is RV/Vic Government. Any potential sale would have to jump some pretty high hurdles to keep VicGovt happy. Dare I say they'd keep a stake in the team.

Such a random selection of teams to buy into. Next thing they will take a stake in the mighty Newport Breakers…

 

[Rebel man]

Private ownership and the Melbourne Rebels hasn’t worked well over the years…

2010-2013: Harold Mitchell
2013-2015: VRU/RA
2015-2017: Imperium Group
2017-current: VRU

To be fair you need to find the right owner. We shouldn’t sell the club just because someone is interested, private ownership has worked in sport globally and also failed globally so we need to weigh it up

 

[RugbyReg]

Squads have been announced. No Magnay????

 

[Mick The Munch]

Squads have been announced. No Magnay????

No Lewis Holland or George Worth

 

[hifflepiff]

No Lewis Holland or George Worth

No Vaihu either, or is he in the ETS?

 

[Wilson]

Squads have been announced. No Magnay????

Rugby.com.au doesn't list him, but they also don't list him as an out:

Melbourne Rebels​

Props: Cabous Eloff, Vaauli (Pone) Faamausili, Matt Gibbon, Cameron Orr, Rhys Van Nek

Hookers: James Hanson, Efi Maafu, Jordan Uelese

Locks: Ross Haylett-Petty, Trevor Hosea, Tom Nowlan, Matt Philip

Backrow: Richard Hardwick, Tamati Ioane, Josh Kemeny, Rob Leota, Michael Wells, Brad Wilkin

Halfbacks: Joe Powell, Moses Sorovi, James Tuttle

Flyhalves: Carter Gordon

Centres: Stacey Ili, Ray Nu'u, Young Tonumaipea, Matt To’omua, Jeral Skelton

Outside backs: Lachlan Anderson, Reece Hodge, Andrew Kellaway, Joe Pincus, Ilikena Vudogo

IN: Tamati Ioane, Joe Pincus, Moses Sorovi, Efi Maafu, Matt Philip

OUT: Lucio Sordoni, Ignacio Calas, Steve Cummins, Lewis Holland, Frank Lomani, Tom Pincus, Dane Haylett-Petty, Isi Naisarani, Marika Koroibete

 

[swingpass]

Only 32 so perhaps 3 to come or is that “the number” this year

 

[Wilson]

Only 32 so perhaps 3 to come or is that “the number” this year

Force have named 36, the Reds, Brumbies and Drua 35, and the Tahs count is 30 or 37, depending on the source so it's not particularly clear. 3 more is probably a good bet though.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Force have named 36, the Reds, Brumbies and Drua 35, and the Tahs count is 30 or 37, depending on the source so it's not particularly clear. 3 more is probably a good bet though.

5 props looks awefully light. So assume another prop for sure must be in the wings

 

[KevinO]

5 props looks awefully light. So assume another prop for sure must be in the wings

I was more worried about lock then prop

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

With Lewy Holland dropped from the 7s program is he going to have a run around for the Stanthorpe Gremlins or is he having a crack else where?

 

[Wilson]

With Lewy Holland dropped from the 7s program is he going to have a run around for the Stanthorpe Gremlins or is he having a crack else where?

I believe he is very good mates with Con Foley, so I wonder if he'll end up at UQ

 

[RugbyReg]

surely he'll be in Sydney with Charlotte?

 

[Rugbynutter39]

I was more worried about lock then prop

Yeh also light since losing 2 locks (Cummins and Argentina lock)

 

[GoMelbRebels]

surely he'll be in Sydney with Charlotte?

Stop calling me Shirley.

 

[swingpass]

Squads have been announced. No Magnay????

he is still on the website in the team photos, so perhaps still there.

 

[Members Section]

Could Viahu, Mason Gordan & Canham be contracted to the the RA 20's & not falling under a full time Super Rugby contract?

ps Lewy Holland has a very important job wearing ringers western kit looking after char's cattle in sth west qld while she dominates the world 7's (seriously what a perfect life this bloke has)