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Rebels share 'absolute devastation' after axing

Melbourne Rebels players are vowing to "hold their heads high and have a crack" in their final Super Rugby Pacific matches after being told the club will be cut by Rugby Australia.

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Confirmed: Rebels banished from Super Rugby

The Melbourne Rebels' days in Super Rugby are done, after Rugby Australia confirmed it would not be reinstating the franchise's license.

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Caslick and co. eye 15s switch after Wallaroos reality check

Australian women's sevens co-captain Charlotte Caslick as well as several of her teammates have expressed interest in bolstering the Wallaroos for next year's World Cup, but their inclusion won't solve Jo Yapp's problem positions.

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Toulouse win Champions Cup in thrilling final

Toulouse won a record-extending sixth European Champions Cup when a Matthis Lebel try helped them beat Leinster 31-22 after extra-time on Saturday.

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NZ thrash Wallaroos in Pacific Four mismatch

New Zealand have heaped yet more misery on the Wallaroos and consigned Australia to a winless Pacific Four campaign with a 67-19 rout in Auckland.

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Ryan flies high as Reds hit top gear in Force rout

Tim Ryan's stocks have soared to historic heights and the Queensland Reds hit top gear in a 46-point thumping to all but end the Western Force's Super Rugby Pacific season.

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Crusaders stun Blues to keep Super hopes alive

The Crusaders have kept their Super Rugby Pacific playoff chances alive with the upset of the season, the defending champions beating the Auckland-based Blues 29-27.

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Moana Pasifika officially end Waratahs' finals hopes

Moana Pasifika have put the NSW Waratahs out of their misery, officially ending the Sydneysiders' Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes with a rousing 27-12 victory in Auckland.

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Sharks beat Gloucester to claim Challenge Cup

Siya Masuku kicked 21 points and controlled the game masterfully from flyhalf as South Africa's Sharks defeated Gloucester 36-22 in the final of the European Challenge Cup at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday.

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Kepu calls time on decorated career

Former Australia prop Sekope Kepu will retire at the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, bringing the curtain down on a globe-trotting career at the age of 38.