Prop Taniela Tupou headlines a new-look Melbourne Rebels squad ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.
The Rebels have pulled off a coup by luring young Sevens ace Darby Lancaster to Melbourne on a two-year Super Rugby Pacific deal.
Saturday's return is timely for the pair, with new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones set to name his first World Cup training squad on Sunday.
Fullback Joe Pincus says the Melbourne Rebels' hit and run mission to Fiji in the Super Rugby Pacific pre-season has them well-prepared to take on the Drua in Suva on Saturday.
Monty Ioane's return to Melbourne has been more than a decade in the making, with the Italy Test winger itching to run.
Len Ikitau's second-half double was enough for the ACT Brumbies to skip clear after the Melbourne Rebels had fired their first shots
The five Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises - the Brumbies, Reds, Rebels, Force and Waratahs - and the Fijian Drua have unveiled their squads for next season.