Melbourne Wins Super 15 Bid

This morning SANZAR announced Melbourne Rebels as the 15th Super Rugby team to enter the expanded competition in 2011. Set to be based at the new Swan Street rectangular stadium, this decision is sure to make Melbourne an even more significant sporting city. Fingers crossed they'll be able to recruit Will Chambers back to a Melbourne-based club.


This is a sensational outcome for the Victorian rugby community. In our 100th year of organised rugby under the VRU, this is a fitting reward for the work of many people.

Melbourne deserves international rugby and deserves to have its own team. The Government has provided us with the world's best playing facility in our new stadium opening next year, and I know that Melbourne sports fans will get behind their newest team.

This is a shared victory and the VRU is grateful to all of the supporters, not just the current, but all those who have made rugby in Victoria strong and capable of taking on this new and exciting opportunity.

Go the Rebels!

Gary Gray, president of VRU


Let's hope they improve on the logo..



Image from ARU

Nuff Said,
Daz