Rebels Unveil Luke Vella as Club’s new Head of Athletic Performance

The Melbourne Rebels are proud to announce Luke Vella as the Club’s new Head of Athletic Performance for the upcoming 2024 Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific season.

Vella, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Exercise and Nutritional Science, has gone from strength to strength since arriving at the Rebels in 2021.

The highly regarded professional will lead the Club’s Athletic Department following the departure of Will Markwick, who heads overseas after six years in Melbourne.

Doing Things Differently: Victorian Rugby's Public School Surge

It’s 5 pm on a Friday afternoon in Victoria. Boys and girls are playing outside with laughter roaring across all corners of the field.

These kids aren’t impersonating their favourite Aussie footy stars nor playing the other game of football, still bathing in the Matilda’s glow.

They’re playing rugby. Rugby at a public school in Melbourne, better known as ‘the home of AFL’.

Rebels improve performance by announcing SA1NT Layers partnership

The Rebels are thrilled to announce a partnership with SA1NT Layers, set to continue through 2024 and beyond. SA1NT Layers will proudly be the official compression wear partner of the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby Pacific and Super Rugby W team.

The team at SA1NT Layers have harnessed experience with compression technology to develop compression wear that empowers athletes, delivering muscle support and recovery benefits.

2023 Rebels Cultural Jersey

The Melbourne Rebels 2023 Cultural Jersey honours the coming together of many peoples to form the rich collective that is the beating heart of our Rebels family.

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