Union | Rugby Australia ( Victoria) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Rebels | ||
Founded | 2017 | ||
Location | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Region | Victoria | ||
Coach(es) | Jason Rogers | ||
Captain(s) | Ashley Marsters | ||
League(s) | Super Rugby Women's | ||
2024 | 5th | ||
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The Melbourne Rebels Women are an Australian rugby union team that competes in the annual Super Rugby Women's competition, after Rugby Australia announced that a 15-a-side women's rugby competition would be launched in 2018. [1] [2]
The Rebels Women ended the inaugural Super W season without a single win after a 57–0 loss to the NSW Waratahs in the final round; [3] they were also held scoreless in two matches. [4] The 2019 season also ended without a single win for the Rebels as they finished at the bottom of the table. They registered their first Super W win in the 2020 season after beating the Rugby WA team in round four of the regular season. [nb 1]
In 2021, the Rebels did not win any matches during the regular season and were edged by the Brumbies in the playoffs. [5] The 2022 season saw their final round match with the Western Force cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] [7]
The Melbourne Rebels were placed in voluntary administration in January 2024 with over $20 million in debt and reportedly had just $17,300 in the bank. [8] [9] Ten administrative staff and CEO, Baden Stephenson, were made redundant and coaches were given four-month contracts. [10] [11] Rugby Australia's CEO, Phil Waugh, confirmed that the women’s contracts would be honoured in the same manner as the Rebels’ male players but was not able to place a time line on any decision about the club’s existence beyond 2024. [11]
Ashley Marsters was named as the Rebels Women's captain for the 2024 Super Rugby Women's season. [12]
On 20 February, the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Women's season was announced. [13] [14]
Rebels Super W squad | ||
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Props
Hookers
Locks |
Loose Forwards
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wingers
Fullbacks |
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cc) Denotes team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped, SP denotes a shadow player and ST indicated short-term cover. |
Super W
Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | Play-offs |
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2024 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 136 | −51 | 0 | 4 | Did not compete |
2023 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 154 | –114 | 0 | 1 | Did not compete |
2022 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 205 | –168 | 0 | 2 | Lost 5th place match to Brumbies |
2021 | 3rd, Pool B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 1 | 1 | Lost 5th place match to Brumbies |
2020 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 188 | −129 | 2 | 6 | Did not compete |
2019 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 285 | −263 | 0 | 0 | Did not compete |
2018 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 239 | −218 | 0 | 0 | Did not compete |
Coach | Term | P | W | D | L | Win % |
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Alana Thomas | 2018–2022 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5.26% |
Jason Rogers | 2023–Present | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00% |
Totals (2018–Present) * | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4.16% | |
Updated to: 6 March 2024 |
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