MELBOURNE REBELS

On 5 January 2010, the Melbourne Rebels were endorsed by the Australian Rugby Union as the fifth domestic licence holder in an expanded Super Rugby competition from 2011 as a strategic initiative aimed at growing the game’s national footprint and profile.

Super Rugby offers unprecedented opportunity for the game to leave an indelible impact on the Australian sporting landscape and for Melbourne Rebels to be the first winter football code in Victoria to be part of a regular and renowned international competition.

Melbourne Rebels is part of a revamped three-Conference format that will drive a greater sense of interstate tribalism while also maintaining the unique international flavour provided by the inclusion of teams from South Africa and New Zealand.