Super Rugby 2023
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The 2023 Melbourne Rebels squad has been named:
https://melbournerebels.rugby/news/melbourne-rebels-announce-2023-super-rugby-pacific-squad-20221117
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Manasa Mataele's younger brother Rupeni has made the Western Force squad.
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2023:
Manasa Mataele's younger brother Rupeni has made the Western Force squad.
Star, I surprised that Campbell Parata hasn't made the Force squad, he looked a better bet than some that they seem to have listed at 10. He's a kid I watched when he played for Southport school and kind of kept an eye on him. I also kind of surprised that Ian Prior is still there, he just never seems to inspire confidence.
To be honest neither Force or Rebels look too strong to me.
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@mikedogz said in Super Rugby 2023:
Look at the size of those mattresses on his shoulders! Haven't seen that since the days of Brian Habana
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I raised the issue of cards ruining matches with the coach of the Brumbies. He said it's an issue all the coaches in SR are aware of and agree needs to be resolved. I asked why the emphasis isn't on reporting to judiciary and greatly increased punishments instead of handing out red cards to which his response was that's what they want to do.
So hopefully this alignment between coaches, referees and administrators provides us all with a better viewing experience.
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@antipodean jesus, can you imagine if someone on the fern actually fixed rugby in the real world?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2023:
@antipodean jesus, can you imagine if someone on the fern actually fixed rugby in the real world?
He did say I should be on the committee. You may now bombard me with your great/ terrible ideas.
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@SBW1 said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Dan54 How many Kiwis are in the Force and Rebels, surely there are at least 5 each.
I guess so SB, Force have a few kiwis, or ex kiwis, but to ne honest, I haven't really looked closely at Aus squads. Used to , but being back home for a couple of years, found my interest in them has faded.
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@Dan54 The coaching influence look fairly significant, the Reds with Kane Hames as assistant to Thorn and the Force has a Kiwi in charge. Wouldn't surprise me if the Aussie and even Drua are fielding around 5 Kiwis or guys who have gone through the Kiwi setup on average.
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Rebels home and away jerseys for 2023 -
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@Daffy-Jaffy not bad really
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Super Rugby 2023:
Rebels home and away jerseys for 2023 -
other than my general annoyance about too many teams that wear blue...pretty nice
