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WELCOME REBELS V JAGUARES 14 JULY 2017 PROGRAM CONTENTS

Everything you need to know going into Rd17:

Welcome

Main Story

Curatain Raiser Teams

Meet #OurRebels

Team Lists

Week by Week

Training Gallery

Dewar Shield

Rebels U20s Gallery

Sponsors

The Melbourne Rebels will wrap up their season tonight when they host the historic first meeting against the Jaguares at AAMI Park in Melbourne. The Super Rugby newcomers, who joined the competition last season, are on their maiden Australian tour, which included a 40-27 win over the Waratahs in their first match on Aussie soil last weekend.

The Jaguares sit in third on the Africa 2 conference with six wins from 14 matches. Rebels stalwart Mitch Inman will line up for his 100th Super Rugby in his last outing for the Rebels before his move to France, along with scrumhalf Ben Meehan who heads to England Tonight is a momentous occasion for the Rebels who will be looking to finish the 2017 Season with a soild performance loyal fans can be proud of.

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FEATURE STORY

MITCH’S BITTER SWEET CENTURY

Melbourne Rebels back Mitch Inman will run onto AAMI Park on Friday night with mixed emotions.

The imposing centre said he will look back at his time at the Rebels with fond memories.

The Rebels second longest serving player is set to join an exclusive club when he makes his 100th Super Rugby appearance in his final game for the club.

“It’s gone very quickly, but I will always hold a soft spot for the Rebels and their supporters,” Inman said.

After six seasons, Inman will bid farewell to his adopted home before he jets off to begin the next chapter of his professional career with Oyonnax in the French Top 14.

“Obviously it’s been a wonderful experience for me in a great city playing with some very good players. “Not many people get to finish their term on a milestone of 100 games.”

After 19 appearances with the Western Force following his debut in 2010, Inman will appear in his 81st and final Rebels game since his arrival in 2012. While stats do little to describe Inman’s influence for the Rebels, a few facts say a lot about the veteran’s impact and consistency on the field. The 28-year-old will depart the Rebels as the club’s record holder for most Super Rugby starts, most minutes played and most appearances at inside centre and outside centre. Inman has seen first hand and played a significant role in the growth of the Rebels from the rustic surroundings of Princess Park, the club’s headquarters until 2016, to the world-class facilities of the Olympic Park precinct.

“Not many people get to finish their term on a milestone of 100 games.”

“They have big skillful forwards and some very good off loaders. “They will be a side to contain, we’ve obviously done our homework and we are up for the challenge on Friday night.” Along with Inman, the club will celebrate scrumhalf Ben Meehan’s service to the club after four years.

That experience will be put to test against the Jaguares for the first time in the club’s history.

Meehan will join English Premiership club London Irish after 33 appearances for the Rebels since his Super Rugby debut against the Cheetahs in 2014.

“I’ve been very impressed with the Jaguares form of late, they were impressive against the Waratahs,”

The Melbourne Rebels would like to thank Mitch and Ben for their contribution to the club.

4:45PM FRIDAY 14 JULY AAMI PARK, MELBOURNE

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ENDEAVOUR HILLS Joseph Taase Ta-J Haisila Patrick Comerford Justin Laulualo Joshua Laulualo Alfie Clark Nathan Tupai Ngalu Kavapalu James Ngatoko Sebastian Oliver Pita Tansa Foliaki Joshua Leauanae Botany Kolio Jakin Brown Allan Samson-Kite

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LAST 5 ROUNDS Rd 10 vs Northern Win 28-0 Rd 9 vs Brimbank Win 34-10 Rd 8 vs Melton JRUFC Win 27-5 Rd 7 vs Power House JRC Lost 7-34 Rd 6 vs Wyndham City Win 39-17

THE BENCH 16. Tiafau Taivai Paulo 17. Sulupo Jnr Leau 18. Izrael Uili 19. Lesdon Tauti 20. Joshua Taase 21. Junior Tumui 22. Owen Seiuli 23. Gaedanno Leau 24. Matthew Douglas Ausage 25. Tipene Adams

OFF-FIELD TEAM Coach - Andy McLeish Assitant Coach - Mauricio Oliver Manager - Teresa Comerford Junior Coordinator - Lisa Campbell

CURTAIN RAISER TEAM LISTS

LAST 5 ROUNDS M

Rd 10 vs Brimbank Win 58-7 Rd 9 vs Power House JRC Win 48-43 Rd 8 vs Northern Win 28-0 Rd 7 vs Melton JRUFC Win 28-0 Rd 6 vs Endeavour Hills Lost 39-17

THE BENCH 16. Inoke Taueli 17. Sidney Mika 18. Ulaula Ulaula 19. Mika Mika 20. Tamati Holloway

OFF-FIELD TEAM Coach - Ash Hales Coach - Troy Hunt Manager - Kathleen Lambert Medic - Tino Tato Junior Co-ordinator - Ean Drummond

WYNDHAM CITY Joseth Falamoe

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Logan Peck Larry Elia Patrick Kilifi

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Sean Loli Tufui Leaaepeni Tevita Mapa Adam Naitoko Tyreece Falamoe

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Donaghy Tato Andrew Sopu Kaliam Lambert-Crichton Sinamoni Sopu Ron Tooala Soni Mokofisi

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MEET #OURREBELS The extended playing squad to battle it out for Super Rugby glory

For more info on #OurRebels head to melbournerebels.com

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7.45PM FRIDAY 14 JULY AAMI PARK, MELBOURNE

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MELBOURNE REBELS Toby Smith James Hanson Laurie Weeks Steve Cummins Lopeti Timani Sean McMahon Colby Fainga’a Amanaki Mafi Nic Stirzaker Jackson Garden-Bachop Marika Koroibete Reece Hodge Mitch Inman Tom English Jack Maddocks

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KEEP AN EYE ON... NIC STIRZAKER

THE BENCH 16. Jordan Uelese 17. Cruze Ah Nau 18. Fereti Sa’aga 19. Esei Haangana 20. Murray Douglas 21. Ben Meehan 22. Sione Tuipulotu 23. Semisi Tupou 24. Jonah Placid

OFF-FIELD TEAM Head Coach: Tony McGahan Asst. Coaches: Zane Hilton, Craig McGrath, Morgan Turinui Ath Performance: Damian Mednis S&C: Shane Lehane, Brendan Whelan Team Manager: Mark Rowe Analysts: Eoin Toolan, John Batina Doctor: Dr. Asheer Singh Asst Manager: Chris Thomson Head Physio: Cullan Ball Rehab: Nick Court GM Rugby: Baden Stephenson

TEAM LISTS

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THE BENCH 16. Julian Montoya 17. Ramiro Herrera 18. Lucas Noguera Paz 19. Ignacio Larrague 20. Juan Cruz Guillemain 21. Gonzalo Bertranou 22. Juan Martin Hernandez 23. Santiago Cordero

OFF-FIELD TEAM Head Coach: Raul Perez Assistant Coach: José Pellicena & Martin Gaitán Team Manager: Lucas Choccarelli Media Manager: Rafael Laría Physiotherapist: Pedro Escalante & Juan Orero Strength & Conditioning: Ignacio Saint Bonnet Doctor: Franco Della Vedova & Conrado Lopes Alonso

ARGENTINIAN JAGUARES Nahuel Tetaz

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Agustín Creevy Enrique Pieretto Guido Petti Bejamin Macome Pablo Matera Rodrigo Baez Leonardo Senatore Martin Landajo

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Nicolás Sánchez Emiliano Boffelli Bautista Ezcurra Matías Orlando Matías Moroni Joaquin Tuculet

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MELBOURNE REBELS COMMUNITY DAY The Melbourne Rebels hit the streets on Wednesday, 28 June to lend a hand around the city. Preparations for the team’s Super Rugby return against the Force were put on hold as players and staff took time out of their schedule to give back to the community for their unwavering support. From pots and pans to lineouts and line breaks, the club’s players and staff were out in force across the city to serve meals to those in need, run drills with students and share their passion. The day began with breakfast burritos and yogurt parfaits at Ronald McDonald House and concluded with lunch and cupcakes with the Salvation Army on this cold winter’s day. Ronald McDonald House Parkville’s Bianca Myers, head of fundraising for the house, said “having groups come through and make breakfast for our families is a really great thing, it takes one thing that they (families) have to worry about off their plate for the day.”

Melbourne High School first XV rugby coach Charles Dudley said “today we’ve had a bunch of the Rebels come down to run the boys through a session. “It’s pretty good to have the Rebels down, the guys get to meet the players they have seen on TV, so they are pretty excited the last few weeks.” The community day follows last week’s visit to clubs and schools to provide assistance with training. Melbourne Rebels general manager of commercial Steve Mitchell said it was important for the club to engage with the wider community. “Community day is a great day, great for our player roster, great for our staff,” Mitchell said.

“It’s great for families to have a nutritious meal for the day because it means they are fuelled up for what lies ahead of them.

“The player roster and staff probably get more out of the day than they put in to be honest because you get these great experiences.

“A good start to the day is a really great thing to have at the house.” Along with meals, players delivered a school rugby clinic at Melbourne High School, presented to the Leukaemia Foundation about the benefits of physical and mental wellbeing and visited the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre.

“The community’s important for our club and it’s important that we invest in it.”

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2017 DEWAR SHIELD DRAW

V1 as at 23 Nov

Round 1 Moorabbin v Endeavour Hills v Footscray v Souths v Melbourne Uni v

25 March Power House Box Hill Melbourne Harlequins Bye

Round 10 Power House Box Hill Melbourne Harlequins Bye

Round 2 Melbourne Footscray Box Hill Souths Power House

1 April Endeavour Hills Harlequins Melbourne Uni Moorabbin Bye

Round 11 Endeavour Hills v Harlequins v Melbourne Uni v Moorabbin v Power House v

10 June Melbourne Footscray Box Hill Souths Bye

Round 3 Harlequins v Endeavour Hills v Moorabbin v Melbourne Uni v Box hill v

8 April Power House Souths Footscray Melbourne Bye

Round 12 Power House Souths Footscray Melbourne Bye

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17 June Harlequins Endeavour Hills Moorabbin Melbourne Uni Box hill

Round 4 Souths v Melbourne v Box Hill v Footscray v Endeavour Hills v

22 April Melbourne Uni Moorabbin Harlequins Power House Bye

Round 13 Melbourne Uni Moorabbin Harlequins Power House Bye

v v v v v

24 June Souths Melbourne Box Hill Footscray Endeavour Hills

Round 5 Power House Harlequins Melbourne Uni Melbourne Bye

v v v v v

29 April Souths Moorabbin Endeavour Hills Box Hill Footscray

Round 14 Souths v Moorabbin v Endeavour Hills v Box Hill v Footscray v

1 July Power House Harlequins Melbourne Uni Melbourne Bye

Round 6 Harlequins v Moorabbin v Endeavour Hills v Box Hill v Souths v

6 May Melbourne Melbourne Uni Power House Footscray Bye

Round 15 Melbourne Melbourne Uni Power House Footscray Bye

8 July Harlequins Moorabbin Endeavour Hills Box Hill Souths

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3 June Moorabbin Endeavour Hills Footscray Souths Melbourne Uni

13 May Endeavour Hills Box Hill Footscray Melbourne Bye

Round 16 Endeavour Hills v Box Hill v Footscray v Melbourne v Bye v

15 July Moorabbin Power House Melbourne Uni Souths Harlequins

Round 8 Footscray v Box Hill v Power House v Endeavour Hills v Melbourne v

20 May Souths Moorabbin Melbourne Uni Harlequins Bye

Round 17 Souths Moorabbin Melbourne Uni Harlequins Bye

Round 9 Souths Melbourne Melbourne Uni Footscray Moorabbin

27 May Box Hill Power House Harlequins Endeavour Hills Bye

Round 7 Moorabbin Power House Melbourne Uni Souths Harlequins

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Finals

P1, P2, P3 - Four Team Playoff 5 August - Semi Finals SF 1 - Team 1 v Team 2 SF 2 - Team 3 v Team 4 12 August - Preliminary Final Loser SF 1 v Winner SF 2 19 August â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grand Final Winner SF1 v Winner PF Game Management Match Starting Times: Dewar Shield 3:10pm Premier 2 1:30pm Colts 12.00pm Premier 3 12:00pm (Field 2) Women 1.30pm (Field 2) Premier 4 3:00pm (Field 2) Match Duration Premier 1 & 2 Premier 3 & 4

Halves 40 Min 35 Min

Stoppage Time Yes Yes

Season Break : Easter (15 April) Melbourne Rebels Fixture Red denotes home match Opposition

Time (local)

Thus 23 Feb

Blues

19:30

Sun 4 Mar

Hurricanes

15:15

RND

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ROUND 3 BYE 4

Fri 17 Mar

Chiefs

17:30

Fri 24 Mar

Waratahs

19:30

Fri 31 Mar

Highlanders

17:35

ROUND 7 BYE 8

Sat15 April

Brumbies

19:30

Sun 23 Apr

Sharks

3.30

Sun 30 Apr

Kings

3.30

Sat 6 May

Lions

15:00

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22 July Footscray Box Hill Power House Endeavour Hills Melbourne

Round 18 Box Hill v Power House v Harlequins v Endeavour Hills v Bye v

29 July Souths Melbourne Melbourne Uni Footscray Moorabbin

Sat 13 May

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