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Melbourne Rebels sign brother pairing
By Tom Webber
Melbourne Rebels have bolstered their ranks ahead of the 2018 Super Rugby season by signing Australia international Dane Haylett-Petty and his brother Ross on two-year deals.
Dane and Ross arrive from Western Force, who were axed from the competition by the Australian Rugby Union and hope to set up a new Indo-Pacific tournament.
The duo will link up with a familiar face in Victoria – coach David Wessels having swapped the Force for the Rebels in September.
Dane, capped 18 time by the Wallabies, is looking forward to the challenge of establishing himself in the Melbourne line-up.
"I'm really excited about getting stuck in and working hard to achieve something special over the next few years," he said in a statement.
"The rugby program that Dave runs is all about hard-work and pushing each other, I think we're building a very competitive group at the Rebels, so I know that he’s going to get the best out of me here."
Wessels added: "Dane and Ross are talented, committed and hard-working players.
"Both have made significant strides in their development as experienced players over the last couple of years at an international and national level but I believe they still have their best rugby ahead of them which is exciting for everyone at our club."
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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