Rebels

Crusaders extended their dominance in the 16th week of the ongoing Super Reason while Rebels inch closer to the top of the Australian Conference. Here is a roundup of all the action from the previous week.

Melbourne Rebels hooker Jordan Uelese has been ruled out of the remainder of the Super Rugby season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.

Bill Meakes scored a double as Rebels stretched their winning streak to three games following their 10-20 victory over Blues in their Super Rugby encounter at Eden Park on Saturday.

The 15th week of the ongoing Super Rugby saw Crusaders stretch their winning streak to claim the pole position in the overall standings and Lions and Waratahs have managed to remain in top three despite their mixed outing in the second half.

Rebels inched closer to top placed Waratahs following a 40-13 victory over Sunwolves in their Super Rugby encounter at AAMI Park on Friday.

Tom English scored a double while Reece Hodge kicked the decisive penalty goal in the closing stage as Rebels edged out Brumbies 24-27 in their Super Rugby clash in Canberra on Saturday.

Crusaders ran an eight-try riot as they trounced Melbourne Rebels 10-55 in their Super Rugby encounter at AAMI Park on Friday.

Australia international Will Genia has been named in the Melbourne Rebels line-up for the upcoming Super Rugby clash against Crusaders scheduled to be played on Friday after a successful recovery from a hamstring injury.

Stormers managed to end their three-game losing streak as they defeated Rebels 34-18 in their Super Rugby encounter in Cape Town on Friday.

A dominant first-half performance from Bulls saw them complete a 28-10 bonus point victory over Melbourne Rebels in their Super Rugby encounter at Loftus Versfield on Saturday.

Melbourne Rebels will miss the services of Australia international Will Genia for their next two games in the ongoing season of Super Rugby following a hamstring injury.

Ben Lam scored four tries as Hurricanes went on to trounce Rebels 19-50 in their Super Rugby clash at AAMI Park on Friday.

Sharks slumped to a second successive defeat in Australia as their Super Rugby season plunged into further crisis following a 46-14 defeat against Rebels in Melbourne on Friday.

England international Geoff Parling is all set to make his first start for Melbourne Rebels after he was named in the XV for the upcoming Super Rugby encounter against Sharks to be played at AAMI Park on Friday.

Waratahs ended Rebels' unbeaten run in the ongoing Super Rugby season as they registered a 51-27 victory at Allianz Stadium on Sunday.

Rebels came up with a complete all-round performance as they went on to beat Brumbies 33-10 in their Super Rugby encounter at AAMI Park on Friday.

The Rebels produced a fiery second-half performance to thrash Sunwolves 37-17 in Tokyo on Saturday.

Dane Haylett-Petty and Jack Debreczeni scored doubles for Rebels as they went on to defeat 14-men Reds in their Super Rugby face-off at AAMI Park on Friday.

England lock Geoff Parling is looking forward to his upcoming Super Rugby 2018 stint where he represents Melbourne Rebels.

Melbourne Rebels have confirmed David Wessels as the new head coach of the club ahead of the 2018 season of Super Rugby.