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Rebels Super forwards cleared of serious injuries

(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Beaten up by the Blues in their Super Rugby Pacific match, Melbourne received welcome news with some key forwards cleared of serious injury.

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The Rebels led the Blues 17-13 at halftime at AAMI Park before the visitors piled on seven unanswered second half tries to run away with a thumping 54-17 victory.

Melbourne’s cause wasn’t helped by losing two hookers – Alex Mafi (finger) and Jordan Uelese (knee) as well as lineout-calling lock Trevor Hosea (knee) in the first half.

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Test prop Pone Fa’amausili was assisted from the field too but it was due to cramping rather than a calf injury as initially feared.

A third hooker, Anaru Rangi, has also been battling a calf injury that ruled him out of selection for the Blues match.

Uelese, who was named in the Wallabies squad that will meet on the Gold Coast next Sunday, has a history of knee trouble while Hosea missed all of last year with a foot issue.

But the Rebels said on Monday the pair were expecte d to be available for their next Super clash, against the Crusaders, which follows this week’s bye.

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A club spokesman said the knees of both players were structurally stable, with the injuries determined to be severe corks.

Mafi’s finger was a dislocation that pierced the skin but he too should be fit for their round eight clash.

Shell-shocked skipper Brad Wilkin said Melbourne’s second half fade was inexcusable and they would need to lift against the fourth-placed Crusaders, who are the reigning champions.

“We have to be tougher,” said flanker Wilkin, who was also included in the Wallabies squad.

“A game of rugby isn’t going to be perfect and things are going to go against you but I think we could have been a bit tougher, sticking in the fight when it gets a bit tough and showing a bit of character.

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“We did it in patches and some guys were showing it but we need a collective buy-in.”

Despite the disappointing result, Rebels coach Kevin Foote lauded his captain, who has stepped in with Rob Leota sidelined after a ruptured Achilles.

“Brad’s awesome – he’s come through a big injury history and to see him get named in the Wallabies is awesome,” Foote said.

“I’m really proud of him as he deserves this. He’s going to go really well in gold.”

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KB 1 hour ago
France outwrestle All Blacks in titanic Test for one-point win

Im guessing you never lived in NZ under r dern and red commie labour

We were forced and in some cases mandated to take the V - I know of 7 people who D taking it and many with untold injuries - Minimium 12 K D in NZ taking it - it was never safe never effective never worked just Maimed and K'd qe were close to being thrown into quarantine camps C was only a rebranded Flu


Oz Govt MOH have completed their c commission - they admit they never had the proveable data to make justify their statements and decisions & that the public will never accept it ever happening again - they fired rubber B into peaceful protestors Ardern is hated here ( 1 M patriots forced her out ) - bloomfield her side kick 2IC dr D excempted 11k from taking it - we (not u) know who they were the Pol and Public servants who knew they were fatal - A zeneca pulled it off the market due 2 excess D's - Japan banned them - called them stupid poison -

P M Shinzo Abe opposed the v and sent over a million doses back - because of that he was murdered - So were the heads of several African nations who also opposed the fake v they were k'd and their replacements allowed their countries to be swamped with them - C was V wasnt bought in fo C - C was bought in for the V

Im not here to talk politics but if u want to I can all day especially to a RED neck commie like you - whats it going to be Rugby or Politics or mud slinging give me something to think about - surprise me with something meaty - just not word salad


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