Melbourne have failed to stop the New Zealand rout of Australian sides, crashing to the Blues in their opening round Super Rugby Trans-Tasman clash. Despite a new coach at the helm, with assistant Kevin Foote stepping up after Dave Wessels’ departure, it was more of the same from the Rebels, who missed the Super Rugby […]
Liam Napier: Australian teams set for harsh reality in Super Rugby Transtasman
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Crusaders glory, Kiwi Supercar driver takes 1st place and all the weekend’s results in 90 seconds. Video / NZ Herald
Crusaders glory, Kiwi Supercar driver takes 1st place and all the weekend’s results in 90 seconds. Video / NZ Herald
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For drama alone, Australia savoured a vastly more captivating Super Rugby final on Saturday night, but with the transtasman rivalry set to reignite this week, celebrations could be short-lived. A couple of hours after the Crusaders survived two yellow cards to hold off the Chiefs in driving rain in Christchurch, Brad Thorn s Reds scored a bizarre try six minutes into added time to steal victory from the Brumbies in Brisbane and claim their first title in 10 years.
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Dave Wessels’ tenure at the Melbourne Rebels has come to an end after he resigned as head coach of the franchise.
Wessels’ decision is effective immediately, meaning he will not coach the Rebels in the upcoming Super Rugby Trans-Tasman season. No interim head coach has been announced yet, although the Rebels said they will “communicate [their] decisions” for the tournament next week.
Wessels took over as head coach of the Melbourne side at the start of 2018 after leading the Western Force prior to their axing from Super Rugby.