Melbourne Rising

{{Short description|Australian rugby union club, based in Melbourne}}

{{Infobox rugby team

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|2007 Melbourne Rebels (ARC)

|2014 Melbourne Rising (NRC)}}

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|location = Melbourne, Australia

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| Bailey Reserve, Adelaide ({{abbr|Cap|Capacity}}: 3,000)

| Eureka Stadium, Ballarat ({{abbr|Cap|Capacity}}: 11,000)

| Casey Fields, Casey ({{abbr|Cap|Capacity}}: 12,000)

| Sparks Reserve, Box Hill ({{abbr|Cap|Capacity}}: 3,000)

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|coach = Pom Simona

|captain = Semisi Tupou

|league = National Rugby Championship

|season = 2019

|position = 7th

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The Melbourne Rising was an Australian rugby union team based in Melbourne that competed in the National Rugby Championship (NRC). The team represented the rugby community in Victoria and was organised and managed by Rugby Victoria with the coaching and training programs used by the Melbourne Rebels being extended to players joining the team from the Rebels, the local Dewar Shield competition, and local Victorian juniors.

The NRC was launched in 2014, reinstating the national competition after an absence of six years. The previous competition was the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC), which was discontinued in 2007 after only one season. The team representing Victoria in the ARC was the Melbourne Rebels, organised and managed by the VRU. That Rebels team was the predecessor of the Melbourne Rebels team in Super Rugby and the Melbourne Rising team in the NRC.

History

In 2004, a consortium led by the Victorian Rugby Union entered the bidding process for a licence in the Super 14 competition to get a team in Melbourne for the 2006 season. The then Super 12 competition was expanding to 14 teams, with one new licence being allocated to an Australian team and another to a South African team. Victoria and Western Australia were the leading bidders for the Australian team and the licence was eventually allocated to Western Australia, creating the Western Force.

For the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007, however, both Victoria and Western Australia were allocated teams. The Australian Rugby Union announced the new, eight-team national competition after setting up a consultative process in 2006 which culminated in a working session of some 70 delegates from around the country. It was reported that New South Wales gave up a fourth team to enable Victoria to participate in the new national competition.

={{anchor|ARC}}Melbourne Rebels (ARC team)=

{{Hatnote|This section is about the Australian Rugby Championship team. For the Super Rugby team, see Melbourne Rebels.}}

The Melbourne Rebels team was formed to participate in the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) that started in August 2007. It was the only team in the ARC that was not directly linked to a Super Rugby franchise as Victoria did not have one at the time.

The Rebels' jersey had traditional navy blue and white hoops, the colours of the Victorian Axemen side that represented Victoria in the Australian Rugby Shield. The Rebels name was chosen in consultation with the local rugby community. VRU officials decided on the name in reference to Victoria's first Wallaby, Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop. At the official launch of the team's name and jersey on 29 March 2007, former Wallaby Chris “Buddha” Handy said:

{{bq|text=Like the great Weary Dunlop, Victorian rugby has a history of daring to be different, a touch of the larrikin, and always having a go. These qualities are what you want in a Rebel and characterize the way Victoria is successfully tackling this historic year.|sign= Chris Handy|source= at the VRU’s Weary Dunlop Rugby lunch at Crown’s Palladium, 2007.}}

The Rebels' head coach for the ARC was Bill Millard, a former coach of the Australian Sevens and Sydney University. Former Wallaby Fletcher Dyson was a coaching consultant. Former Rugby World Cup-winning coach Rod Macqueen was the No. 1 ticket holder and a passionate supporter of the club. The Melbourne side was allowed to sign a number of players from the four Australian Super 14 franchises. This included three players from the Brumbies and Western Force, and one each from the New South Wales Waratahs and Queensland Reds. David Croft was the 2007 captain.

The Melbourne Rebels played their ARC home games at the Olympic Park Stadium located in inner Melbourne, but the team's first league game was an away win against the Canberra team in round one. The Melbourne Rebels played their first home match in front of 4,875 people at Olympic Park the following week, beating the East Coast Aces.

After finishing fourth on the league table, the Rebels defeated the minor premiers Western Sydney in their semi-final 23 to 3. The Rebels played the Central Coast Rays in the inaugural ARC Grand Final. The Melbourne team was defeated by the Central Coast 20 points to 12 in the Grand Final, finishing runners-up in the competition.

The Australian Rugby Championship was terminated at the end of 2007 after only one season of competition, with the Australian Rugby Union citing higher costs than budgeted and further projected financial losses. The Melbourne Rebels side was disbanded with the end of the ARC, but was revived in 2010 under the same name as the Super 14 tournament was expanded to the 15-team Super Rugby competition to include the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 season.

=National Rugby Championship=

File:Melbourne-Rising-v-QLD-Country-Super-Sefa-Naivalu crop.jpg playing for the Rising in 2016]]

In December 2013, the ARU announced that the national competition was to be relaunched, with the National Rugby Championship (NRC) commencing in 2014. Expressions of interest were open to any interested bidders, with the accepted tenders finalised in early 2014. On 24 March 2014, it was announced that the Melbourne Rising would play in the NRC competition.

file:Melbourne Rising lineout against Greater Sydney Rams in 2014.jpg

The Rising's jersey for the 2014 season was predominantly navy blue and pink, with white and electric blue highlights. The team's logo incorporated a rising star, representing future talent; a floral arrangement of Pink Heath, which is the state flower of Victoria; and the five stars representing the Melbourne Rebels.

For the 2014 NRC season, the Melbourne Rising secured RaboDirect as the main jersey sponsor. Sean Hedger and Matt Cockbain were appointed as head coach and forwards coach of the Rising. Both were assistant coaches at the Rebels. Craig McGrath, coach of the Melbourne Harlequin club, was appointed as backs coach. The Rising's training base is also at the Harlequin club in Ashwood. Nic Stirzaker was named as captain with Mitch Inman, Patrick Leafa and Pom Simona in the team's leadership group. Scrumhalf Luke Burgess played for both the Melbourne Rebels ARC team in 2007 and the Melbourne Rising NRC team in 2014.

Colours and logo

As of 2016, Melbourne Rising's colours of red, white and blue were those of the Melbourne Rebels, although the side previously played in a navy blue and pink jersey, with white and electric blue highlights. The team's current logo is also adapted from that of the parent franchise, with the name Melbourne Rising used instead of Melbourne Rebels.

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Home grounds

The team scheduled its 2019 home matches at the following locations:{{cite press release

|date=31 July 2019

|title=NRC 2019 draw: lunch-time starts, 50-22 kicks, goal-line drop outs and all matches LIVE on RUGBY.com.au

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City {{pad\|5em}} !Venue {{pad\|8em}} !Capacity
{{nowrap\|Adelaide}} \|Bailey Reserve \|align=right\|3,000
{{nowrap\|Ballarat}} \|Eureka Stadium \|align=right\|11,000
{{nowrap\|Box Hill}} \|RHL Sparks Reserve \|align=right\|3,000
{{nowrap\|Cranbourne East}} \|Casey Fields \|align=right\|12,000

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City {{pad|5em}}

!Venue {{pad|8em}}

!Capacity

|Bailey Reserve

|align=right|3,000

|Eureka Stadium

|align=right|11,000

|RHL Sparks Reserve

|align=right|3,000

|Casey Fields

|align=right|12,000

Other home venues used in previous seasons:

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City {{pad\|5em}} !Venue {{pad\|8em}} !Capacity
{{nowrap\|Ashwood}} \|{{nowrap\|Ashwood Reserve}} \|align=right\|3,000
{{nowrap\|Ballarat}} \|St Patrick's College \|align=right\|3,000
{{nowrap\|Frankston}} \|Frankston Park \| align=right\|8,000
{{nowrap\|Geelong}} \|GMHBA Stadium \|align=right\|34,074
Melbourne \|AAMI Park \| align=right\|29,500
{{nowrap\|Morwell}} \|Latrobe City Stadium \|align=right\|4,000

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City {{pad|5em}}

!Venue {{pad|8em}}

!Capacity

|{{nowrap|Ashwood Reserve}}

|align=right|3,000

|St Patrick's College

|align=right|3,000

| align=right|8,000

|align=right|34,074

| align=right|29,500

|Latrobe City Stadium

|align=right|4,000

For the Rising's initial season, the team played at AAMI Park, located in inner Melbourne. Opened in 2010, the stadium's major tenants include the Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City FC. Smaller venues were preferred from 2016 onward.

Current squad

The squad for the 2019 NRC season:

colspan="100%" \| Melbourne Rising squad – NRC 2019{{hsp}}{{efn-ua\|group=Squad\|Squad was named on 14 August.{{cite web \|title=NRC 2019 squad announcement: Rising load up on local talent \|url= https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent \|website=Melbourne Rebels \|date=14 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814081744/https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent \|archive-date=14 August 2019}}}}
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class="wraplinks" style="vertical-align:top; text-indent:0.6em;" \| {{plainlist\| {{rsi\| Prop }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jermaine Ainsley {{flagicon\|AUS}} Angus Arundel {{flagicon\|TON}} Pone Fa'amausili {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tetera Faulkner {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matt Gibbon {{flagicon\|AUS}} Noa Noa {{flagicon\|AUS}} Fereti Sa'aga {{flagicon\|NZL}} Junior Uelese {{rsi\| Hooker }} {{flagicon\|NZL}} Anaru Rangi {{flagicon\|NZL}} JP Sauni {{flagicon\|AUS}} Moli Sooaemalelagi {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mahe Vailanu {{rsi\| Lock }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Clift {{flagicon\|AUS}} Esei Ha'angana {{flagicon\|AUS}} Trevor Hosea {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matt Philip {{rsi\| Backrow }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Angus Cottrell {{flagicon\|AUS}} Richard Hardwick {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ross Haylett-Petty {{flagicon\|AUS}} Luke Jones {{hsp}}{{efn-ua\|group=Squad\|Jones was not named in the original squad, but was named in the team for Round 4.{{cite web \|title= NRC Team Hub: All the teams, kick-off times and broadcast info for Round 4 \|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/09/19/nrc-team-hub-round4 \|publisher=Rugby.com.au \|date=9 September 2019}}}} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Boyd Killingworth {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rob Leota {{flagicon\|AUS}} Pat Morrey {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Maciu Nabolakasi {{hsp}}{{efn-ua\|group=Squad\|Nabolakasi was not named in the original squad, but was named in the team for Round 1.{{cite web \|title= NRC Team Hub - Round One: All the teams, times and RUGBY.com.au stream details \|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/08/29/nrc-team-hub-round-one \|publisher=Rugby.com.au \|date=29 August 2019}}}} {{flagicon\|AUS}} George Noa {{flagicon\|AUS}} Katinali Tai {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Joseva Tamani {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ola Tauelangi {{flagicon\|TON}} Ikapote Tupai }} \| {{plainlist\| {{rsi\| Scrum-half }} {{flagicon\|NZL}} Reece Fuller {{flagicon\|AUS}} Delai Moto {{flagicon\|AUS}} Theo Strang {{rsi\| Fly-half }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Navarre Haisila {{flagicon\|AUS}} Michael Moloney {{flagicon\|SAM}} James So'oialo {{rsi\| Centre}} {{flagicon\|SAM}} Rodney Iona {{flagicon\|AUS}} Lloyd Johansson {{flagicon\|FIJ}} William Lewesi {{flagicon\|AUS}} Harry Potter {{rsi\| Wing }} {{flagicon\|IRE\|rugby union}} Taylor Acheson {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Lolohea Loco {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matai Nairavu {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ah-mu Tuimalealiifano {{flagicon\|AUS}} Semisi Tupou (c) {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Nailati Ukalele {{rsi\| Fullback }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Isaiah Leota {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Maddocks¹ {{flagicon\|AUS}} Justin Marsters }} ---- Notes: {{notelist-ua\|group="Squad"\|refs=}}
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Flanker Ikapote Tupai.

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Centre Lloyd Johansson.

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Fullback Jack Maddocks.

Records

=Honours=

National Rugby Championship
Playoff appearances: 2014, 2015, 2016
Horan-Little Shield
Season winners: 2014
Australian Rugby Championship (Rebels)
Runners-up: 2007

=Season standings=

National Rugby Championship

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border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 ! style="width:20px;"\|Year ! style="width:20px;"\|Pos ! style="width:20px;"\|Pld ! style="width:20px;"\|W ! style="width:20px;"\|D ! style="width:20px;"\|L ! style="width:20px;"\|F ! style="width:20px;"\|A ! style="width:25px;"\|+/- ! style="width:20px;"\|BP ! style="width:20px;"\|Pts ! style="width:25em; text-align:left;"\| {{spaces\|1}} Play-offs
2014 \|1st \| 8	8	0	0	399	184	+215	8	40 \|align=left\| {{spaces\|1}} Semi-final loss to Perth Spirit by 29–45.
2015 \|3rd \| 8	5	0	3	220	251	−31	0	20 \|align=left\| {{spaces\|1}} Semi-final loss to UC Vikings by 50–34.
2016 \|4th \| 7	3	0	4	260	262	−2	4	16 \|align=left\| {{spaces\|1}} Semi-final loss to NSW Country by 50–24
2017 \|9th \| 8	1	0	7	193	357	–164	0	4 \|align=left\| {{spaces\|1}} Did not compete
2018 \|6th \| 7	2	0	5	239	192	+47	5	13 \|align=left\| {{spaces\|1}} Did not compete
2019 \|7th \| 7	2	0	5	206	211	–5	3	11 \|align=left\| {{spaces\|1}} Did not compete

Australian Rugby Championship (Rebels)

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2007

|4th

| 8

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206

-36

|align=left| {{spaces|1}} Runners-up

=Head coaches=

Pom Simona (2019–present){{hsp}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/07/17/rising-nrc-coach-revealed|title=Pom Simona Revealed as Rising Head Coach|access-date=17 July 2019|website=Melbourne Rebels}}
Eoin Toolan (2018)
Zane Hilton (2015–2017)
Sean Hedger (2014)
Bill Millard (2007) – Rebels ARC

=Captains=

Semisi Tupou (2019–present){{cite web|url=https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/22/tupou-to-lead-rising-for-2019|title=Tupou to lead Rising for 2019|access-date=22 August 2019|website=Melbourne Rebels}}
Angus Cottrell (2018)
Steve Cummins (2017)
Nic Stirzaker (2016)
Colby Fainga'a and Scott Fuglistaller (2015)
Nic Stirzaker (2014)
David Croft (2007) – Rebels ARC

=Squads=

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" \|2019 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC
colspan="10"\|The squad for the 2019 National Rugby Championship season:{{cite web \|title=NRC 2019 squad announcement: Rising load up on local talent \|url= https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent \|website=Melbourne Rebels \|date=14 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814081744/https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent \|archive-date=14 August 2019}}
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Jermaine Ainsley Angus Arundel Pone Fa'amausili Tetera Faulkner Matt Gibbon Noa Noa Fereti Sa'aga Junior Uelese Hookers Anaru Rangi JP Sauni Moli Sooaemalelagi Mahe Vailanu Locks Will Clift Esei Ha'angana Trevor Hosea Matt Philip \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards Angus Cottrell Richard Hardwick Ross Haylett-Petty Luke Jones Boyd Killingworth Rob Leota Pat Morrey Maciu Nabolakasi George Noa Katinali Tai Joseva Tamani Ola Tauelangi Ikapote Tupai Scrum-halves Reece Fuller Delai Moto Theo Strang Fly-halves Navarre Haisila Michael Moloney James So'oialo \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Rodney Iona Lloyd Johansson William Lewesi Harry Potter Wingers Taylor Acheson Lolohea Loco Matai Nairavu Ah-mu Tuimalealiifano Semisi Tupou (c) Nailati Ukalele Fullbacks Isaiah Leota Jack Maddocks¹ Justin Marsters :(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, ¹ denotes allocated national player additional to the contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" |2019 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC

colspan="10"|The squad for the 2019 National Rugby Championship season:{{cite web |title=NRC 2019 squad announcement: Rising load up on local talent |url= https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent |website=Melbourne Rebels |date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814081744/https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent |archive-date=14 August 2019}}

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Props

Jermaine Ainsley
Angus Arundel
Pone Fa'amausili
Tetera Faulkner
Matt Gibbon
Noa Noa
Fereti Sa'aga
Junior Uelese

Hookers

Anaru Rangi
JP Sauni
Moli Sooaemalelagi
Mahe Vailanu

Locks

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Loose forwards

Angus Cottrell
Richard Hardwick
Ross Haylett-Petty
Luke Jones
Boyd Killingworth
Rob Leota
Pat Morrey
Maciu Nabolakasi
George Noa
Katinali Tai
Joseva Tamani
Ola Tauelangi
Ikapote Tupai

Scrum-halves

Reece Fuller
Delai Moto
Theo Strang

Fly-halves

Navarre Haisila
Michael Moloney
James So'oialo

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Centres

Rodney Iona
Lloyd Johansson
William Lewesi
Harry Potter

Wingers

Taylor Acheson
Lolohea Loco
Matai Nairavu
Ah-mu Tuimalealiifano
Semisi Tupou (c)
Nailati Ukalele

Fullbacks

Isaiah Leota
Jack Maddocks¹
Justin Marsters

:(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, ¹ denotes allocated national player additional to the contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" \|2018 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC
colspan="10"\|The squad for the 2018 National Rugby Championship season:{{cite web \|title=2018 Rising squad Announced \|url=https://melbournerebels.com/2018/08/24/2018-rising-squad-announced/ \|website=Melbourne Rebels \|date=24 August 2018}}{{dead link\|date=August 2019}}
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Jermaine Ainsley¹ Mees Erasmus Pone Fa'amausili Tom Moloney Fereti Sa'aga Laurie Weeks Hookers Feta Luamanu Anaru Rangi Andrew Tuala Locks Will Clift Esei Ha'angana Trevor Hosea Sakaria Noa Matt Philip \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards Angus Cottrell (c) Richard Hardwick Rob Leota Isi Naisarani George Noa Ikapote Tupai Kojiro Yoshida Scrum-halves Harrison Goddard Michael Ruru Fly-halves Archie King Jack Maddocks¹ \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Fabian Goodall Angelo Leaupepe Bill Meakes Sione Tui Sione Tuipulotu Wingers Tom English Justin Masters Sefa Naivalu¹ Kitione Ratu Fullbacks Kemu Valetini :(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, ¹ denotes allocated national player additional to the contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" |2018 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC

colspan="10"|The squad for the 2018 National Rugby Championship season:{{cite web |title=2018 Rising squad Announced |url=https://melbournerebels.com/2018/08/24/2018-rising-squad-announced/ |website=Melbourne Rebels |date=24 August 2018}}{{dead link|date=August 2019}}

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Props

Hookers

Feta Luamanu
Anaru Rangi
Andrew Tuala

Locks

Will Clift
Esei Ha'angana
Trevor Hosea
Sakaria Noa
Matt Philip

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Loose forwards

Angus Cottrell (c)
Richard Hardwick
Rob Leota
Isi Naisarani
George Noa
Ikapote Tupai
Kojiro Yoshida

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Archie King
Jack Maddocks¹

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Centres

Fabian Goodall
Angelo Leaupepe
Bill Meakes
Sione Tui
Sione Tuipulotu

Wingers

Tom English
Justin Masters
Sefa Naivalu¹
Kitione Ratu

Fullbacks

Kemu Valetini

:(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped, ¹ denotes allocated national player additional to the contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" \|2017 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC
colspan="10"\|The squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship season:[https://melbournerebels.com/2017/08/15/rising-name-young-squad-for-2017-nrc/ Rising name young squad for 2017 NRC] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216085319/https://melbournerebels.com/2017/08/15/rising-name-young-squad-for-2017-nrc \|date=16 February 2018 }}. Melbourne Rebels. 15 August 2017.
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Angus Arundel Tom Moloney Rory O’Connor Fereti Sa'aga Toby Smith¹ Mahe Vailanu Hookers James Hanson Siliva Siliva Jordan Uelese Locks Steve Cummins (c) Pone Fa’amuasili Esei Ha'angana Alex Toolis Emmanuel Maufou \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards Josh Fenner Simei Kolio Rob Leota Sean McMahon Sione Taufa Lopeti Timani¹ Ikapote Tupai Scrum-halves Maradona Farao Harrison Goddard Nic Stirzaker Fly-halves Jack McGregor \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Lloyd Johansson Angelo Leaupepe Hunter Paisami Oliva Sialau Sione Tuipulotu Semisi Tupou Wingers Henry Hutchison Marika Koroibete Sefa Naivalu¹ Fullbacks Jack Maddocks Reece Hodge¹ Kitione Ratu Notes: (c) Team captain Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time ¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" |2017 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC

colspan="10"|The squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship season:[https://melbournerebels.com/2017/08/15/rising-name-young-squad-for-2017-nrc/ Rising name young squad for 2017 NRC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216085319/https://melbournerebels.com/2017/08/15/rising-name-young-squad-for-2017-nrc |date=16 February 2018 }}. Melbourne Rebels. 15 August 2017.

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Props

Angus Arundel
Tom Moloney
Rory O’Connor
Fereti Sa'aga
Toby Smith¹
Mahe Vailanu

Hookers

Locks

Steve Cummins (c)
Pone Fa’amuasili
Esei Ha'angana
Alex Toolis
Emmanuel Maufou

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Loose forwards

Josh Fenner
Simei Kolio
Rob Leota
Sean McMahon
Sione Taufa
Lopeti Timani¹
Ikapote Tupai

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Jack McGregor

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Centres

Lloyd Johansson
Angelo Leaupepe
Hunter Paisami
Oliva Sialau
Sione Tuipulotu
Semisi Tupou

Wingers

Fullbacks

Notes:
(c) Team captain
Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time
¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" \|2016 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC
colspan="10"\|The squad for the 2016 National Rugby Championship season:{{Cite web \|url=https://melbournerebels.com/2016/08/12/rebels-name-experienced-rising-squad-for-nrc/ \|title=EXPERIENCED RISING SQUAD FOR NRC \|access-date=12 August 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812101648/https://melbournerebels.com/2016/08/12/rebels-name-experienced-rising-squad-for-nrc/ \|archive-date=12 August 2016 \|url-status=dead }}
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Cruze Ah-Nau Tyrel Lomax Tim Metcher Tom Moloney Fereti Sa'aga Toby Smith¹ Hookers James Hanson¹ Patrick Leafa Siliva Siliva Jordan Uelese Locks Steve Cummins Murray Douglas Sam Jeffries Alex Toolis \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards Colby Fainga'a Harley Fox Ikapote Tupai Rob Leota Sean McMahon¹ Jordy Reid Sione Taufa Scrum-halves Ben Meehan Michael Snowden Nic Stirzaker (c) Fly-halves Jack Debreczeni \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Lloyd Johansson Taiso Silafai-Leaana Sefa Naivalu Sione Tuipulotu Elias Vole Wingers Tom English Dom Shipperley Ah-Mu Tuimaleali'ifano Fullbacks Reece Hodge Jack Maddocks Jonah Placid Notes: (c) Team captain Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time ¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" |2016 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC

colspan="10"|The squad for the 2016 National Rugby Championship season:{{Cite web |url=https://melbournerebels.com/2016/08/12/rebels-name-experienced-rising-squad-for-nrc/ |title=EXPERIENCED RISING SQUAD FOR NRC |access-date=12 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812101648/https://melbournerebels.com/2016/08/12/rebels-name-experienced-rising-squad-for-nrc/ |archive-date=12 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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Props

Hookers

Locks

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Loose forwards

Colby Fainga'a
Harley Fox
Ikapote Tupai
Rob Leota
Sean McMahon¹
Jordy Reid
Sione Taufa

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Jack Debreczeni

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Centres

Lloyd Johansson
Taiso Silafai-Leaana
Sefa Naivalu
Sione Tuipulotu
Elias Vole

Wingers

Tom English
Dom Shipperley
Ah-Mu Tuimaleali'ifano

Fullbacks

Notes:
(c) Team captain
Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time
¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" \|2015 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC
colspan="10"\|The squad for the 2015 National Rugby Championship season:{{Cite web \|url=http://melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/2015-melbourne-rising-squad-announced \|title=2015 Melbourne Rising squad announced \|access-date=3 August 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804151951/https://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/2015-melbourne-rising-squad-announced \|archive-date=4 August 2015 \|url-status=dead }}
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Cruze Ah-Nau Duncan Chubb Tim Metcher Fereti Sa'aga Mike Tyler Hookers Mitch Andrews Patrick Leafa Locks Steve Cummins Murray Douglas Sam Jeffries Luke Jones¹ Sakaria Noa \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards Colby Fainga'a (c) Scott Fuglistaller (c) Sean McMahon¹ Jordy Reid Pom Simona Sione Taufa Lopeti Timani Scrum-halves Maradona Farao Ben Meehan Junior Paila Fly-halves Jack Debreczeni \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Lloyd Johansson Taiso Silafai-Leaana Leo Taliu Sasa Tofilau Sione Tuipulotu Wingers Tom English¹ Stacey Ili Filipe Vilitati Dom Shipperley Fullbacks Justin Marsters Jonah Placid Notes: (c) Team captain Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time ¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" |2015 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC

colspan="10"|The squad for the 2015 National Rugby Championship season:{{Cite web |url=http://melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/2015-melbourne-rising-squad-announced |title=2015 Melbourne Rising squad announced |access-date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804151951/https://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/2015-melbourne-rising-squad-announced |archive-date=4 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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Props

Cruze Ah-Nau
Duncan Chubb
Tim Metcher
Fereti Sa'aga
Mike Tyler

Hookers

Mitch Andrews
Patrick Leafa

Locks

Steve Cummins
Murray Douglas
Sam Jeffries
Luke Jones¹
Sakaria Noa

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Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Maradona Farao
Ben Meehan
Junior Paila

Fly-halves

Jack Debreczeni

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Centres

Lloyd Johansson
Taiso Silafai-Leaana
Leo Taliu
Sasa Tofilau
Sione Tuipulotu

Wingers

Tom English¹
Stacey Ili
Filipe Vilitati
Dom Shipperley

Fullbacks

Justin Marsters
Jonah Placid

Notes:
(c) Team captain
Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time
¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" \|2014 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC
colspan="10"\|The squad for the 2014 National Rugby Championship season:{{Cite web \|url=http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/melbourne-rising-announce-playing-squad \|title=Melbourne Rising announce playing squad \|access-date=25 July 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725063910/http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/melbourne-rising-announce-playing-squad \|archive-date=25 July 2014 \|url-status=dead }}[http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12000/Qantas-Wallabies-player-alignments-unveiled-for-2014-Buildcorp-National-Rugby-Championship.aspx Qantas Wallabies player alignments unveiled for 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship]
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Cruze Ah-Nau Paul Alo-Emile Fereti Sa'aga Finbar Simpson Toby Smith Tui Tuiatua Hookers Greg Bauer Patrick Leafa Tom Sexton Locks Frank Amituanai Angus Hamilton Sam Jeffries Luke Jones¹ Cadeyrn Neville \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards Scott Higginbotham¹ Sean McMahon OJ Noa Reuben Rolleston Pom Simona Sione Taufa Lopeti Timani Scrum-halves Luke Burgess Ben Meehan Junior Paila Nic Stirzaker (c) Fly-halves Jack Debreczeni Shane Imo Martin Naufahu \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Mitch Inman Lloyd Johansson Sefa Naivalu Wingers Tom English Joe Kamana Telusa Veainu Fullbacks Rennie Lautolo-Molimau Jonah Placid Notes: (c) Team captain Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time ¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;" |2014 Melbourne Rising squad – NRC

colspan="10"|The squad for the 2014 National Rugby Championship season:{{Cite web |url=http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/melbourne-rising-announce-playing-squad |title=Melbourne Rising announce playing squad |access-date=25 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725063910/http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/melbourne-rising-announce-playing-squad |archive-date=25 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12000/Qantas-Wallabies-player-alignments-unveiled-for-2014-Buildcorp-National-Rugby-Championship.aspx Qantas Wallabies player alignments unveiled for 2014 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship]

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Props

Cruze Ah-Nau
Paul Alo-Emile
Fereti Sa'aga
Finbar Simpson
Toby Smith
Tui Tuiatua

Hookers

Locks

Frank Amituanai
Angus Hamilton
Sam Jeffries
Luke Jones¹
Cadeyrn Neville

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Loose forwards

Scott Higginbotham¹
Sean McMahon
OJ Noa
Reuben Rolleston
Pom Simona
Sione Taufa
Lopeti Timani

Scrum-halves

Luke Burgess
Ben Meehan
Junior Paila
Nic Stirzaker (c)

Fly-halves

Jack Debreczeni
Shane Imo
Martin Naufahu

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Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Rennie Lautolo-Molimau
Jonah Placid

Notes:
(c) Team captain
Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time
¹ National player additional to contracted squad.

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colspan="10" style="background:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em; text-align:center;"\|2007 Melbourne Rebels squad – ARC
width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Props Scott Cameron Heamani Lavaka Dan Palmer Mike Ross Hookers Nick Churven James Hanson Nick Hensley Locks Matt Cockbain Liam Shaw Richard Stanford \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Loose forwards David Croft (c) David Dennis Dave Haigh David Haydon Matt Hodgson Shawn Mackay Filipe Manu Scrum-halves Luke Burgess Jon McGrath Fly-halves Michael Hobbs Dan Kelly \| width="3%"\| \| width="30%" style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top"\| Centres Luke Cross Jack Farrer James Lew Wings Digby Ioane Peter Playford Peter Owens Nathan Trist Fullbacks Damon Murphy Notes: (c) Team captain Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time

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colspan="10" style="background:#f2f2f2; cell-border:2px solid black; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em; text-align:center;"|2007 Melbourne Rebels squad – ARC

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Props

Hookers

Nick Churven
James Hanson
Nick Hensley

Locks

| width="3%"|

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Loose forwards

David Croft (c)
David Dennis
Dave Haigh
David Haydon
Matt Hodgson
Shawn Mackay
Filipe Manu

Scrum-halves

Luke Burgess
Jon McGrath

Fly-halves

Michael Hobbs
Dan Kelly

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Centres

Luke Cross
Jack Farrer
James Lew

Wings

Fullbacks

Damon Murphy

Notes:
(c) Team captain
Bold denotes internationally capped players at the time

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|website= Australian Rugby

|access-date= 29 June 2016

|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/28/22/19/buildcorp-nrc-fixture-announcement

|url-status= live

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160702021903/http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/06/28/22/19/buildcorp-nrc-fixture-announcement

|archive-date= 2 July 2016}}

{{cite press release

| url= https://melbournerebels.com/2016/07/19/rebels-sign-son-of-a-gun-tyrel-lomax/

| title= Rebels sign son of a gun Tyrel Lomax

| publisher= Melbourne Rebels

| date= 19 July 2016

| access-date= 19 July 2016

| url-status= dead

| archive-url= https://archive.today/20160719064329/https://melbournerebels.com/2016/07/19/rebels-sign-son-of-a-gun-tyrel-lomax/

| archive-date= 19 July 2016

}}

External links

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colspan="100%" \| Melbourne Rising squad – NRC 2019{{hsp}}{{efn-ua\|group=Squad\|Squad was named on 14 August.{{cite web \|title=NRC 2019 squad announcement: Rising load up on local talent \|url= https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent \|website=Melbourne Rebels \|date=14 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814081744/https://www.melbournerebels.com/news/2019/08/14/nrc-2019-squad-announcement-rising-load-up-on-local-talent \|archive-date=14 August 2019}}}}
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class="wraplinks" style="vertical-align:top; text-indent:0.6em;" \| {{plainlist\| {{rsi\| Prop }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jermaine Ainsley {{flagicon\|AUS}} Angus Arundel {{flagicon\|TON}} Pone Fa'amausili {{flagicon\|AUS}} Tetera Faulkner {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matt Gibbon {{flagicon\|AUS}} Noa Noa {{flagicon\|AUS}} Fereti Sa'aga {{flagicon\|NZL}} Junior Uelese {{rsi\| Hooker }} {{flagicon\|NZL}} Anaru Rangi {{flagicon\|NZL}} JP Sauni {{flagicon\|AUS}} Moli Sooaemalelagi {{flagicon\|AUS}} Mahe Vailanu {{rsi\| Lock }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Clift {{flagicon\|AUS}} Esei Ha'angana {{flagicon\|AUS}} Trevor Hosea {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matt Philip {{rsi\| Backrow }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Angus Cottrell {{flagicon\|AUS}} Richard Hardwick {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ross Haylett-Petty {{flagicon\|AUS}} Luke Jones {{hsp}}{{efn-ua\|group=Squad\|Jones was not named in the original squad, but was named in the team for Round 4.{{cite web \|title= NRC Team Hub: All the teams, kick-off times and broadcast info for Round 4 \|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/09/19/nrc-team-hub-round4 \|publisher=Rugby.com.au \|date=9 September 2019}}}} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Boyd Killingworth {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rob Leota {{flagicon\|AUS}} Pat Morrey {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Maciu Nabolakasi {{hsp}}{{efn-ua\|group=Squad\|Nabolakasi was not named in the original squad, but was named in the team for Round 1.{{cite web \|title= NRC Team Hub - Round One: All the teams, times and RUGBY.com.au stream details \|url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2019/08/29/nrc-team-hub-round-one \|publisher=Rugby.com.au \|date=29 August 2019}}}} {{flagicon\|AUS}} George Noa {{flagicon\|AUS}} Katinali Tai {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Joseva Tamani {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ola Tauelangi {{flagicon\|TON}} Ikapote Tupai }} \| {{plainlist\| {{rsi\| Scrum-half }} {{flagicon\|NZL}} Reece Fuller {{flagicon\|AUS}} Delai Moto {{flagicon\|AUS}} Theo Strang {{rsi\| Fly-half }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Navarre Haisila {{flagicon\|AUS}} Michael Moloney {{flagicon\|SAM}} James So'oialo {{rsi\| Centre}} {{flagicon\|SAM}} Rodney Iona {{flagicon\|AUS}} Lloyd Johansson {{flagicon\|FIJ}} William Lewesi {{flagicon\|AUS}} Harry Potter {{rsi\| Wing }} {{flagicon\|IRE\|rugby union}} Taylor Acheson {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Lolohea Loco {{flagicon\|AUS}} Matai Nairavu {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ah-mu Tuimalealiifano {{flagicon\|AUS}} Semisi Tupou (c) {{flagicon\|FIJ}} Nailati Ukalele {{rsi\| Fullback }} {{flagicon\|AUS}} Isaiah Leota {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Maddocks¹ {{flagicon\|AUS}} Justin Marsters }} ---- Notes: {{notelist-ua\|group="Squad"\|refs=}}
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