Stathi Paxinos

Stathi Paxinos covers rugby league, rugby union, boxing, swimming and Australian Rules football for The Age. He has covered numerous major sporting events including the Sydney Olympic Games (boxing), the 2003 Rugby World Cup, state of origin contests and NRL finals, world title fights and national swimming championships. Stathi also covered boxing and aquatics at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Burgess likes the Rebels

Stathi Paxinos Coach, playing roster the reasons why former Wallabies half-back joined Rebels.

Rugby Union

Rebels boss defends signings

Stathi Paxinos Outgoing Melbourne Rebels chief executive Steve Boland admitted prized signings James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale had not been able to fully deliver for the struggling club, but did not regret their...

Rugby Union

Rebels players back Hill to hilt

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels players are backing embattled coach Damien Hill and will do their bit to help him keep his job beyond the end of the season, says half-back Nick Phipps.

Late goal crowns the Kings

Stathi Paxinos Rebels can only look back on match against Southern Kings as the one that got away.

Rugby Union

Australia's structure to blame: Higginbotham

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels stand-in captain Scott Higginbotham has blamed Australia's lack of a strong third-tier competition as part of the reason for the Rebels' lack of results in the Super Rugby...

Battling Rebels ready for newcomers

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels and Southern Kings two newest teams in Super Rugby.

Rugby Union

Crunch game to fortify the Rebels

Stathi Paxinos Before this Super Rugby season began, Ged Robinson declared the Melbourne Rebels wanted to play in the finals this year.

Rugby Union

Rebels' win lifts morale after losses

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels' win over Western Force last weekend was the most important of recent times and had helped the embattled team unify in the lead-up to Saturday's clash against the Southern Kings at...

Rebels stand-in skipper keeps faith

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels stand-in skipper Scott Higginbotham has been here before, at a club at rock bottom, and he says he is not ready to give up on it.

Rugby Union

Higginbotham not afraid of hard road

Stathi Paxinos Rebels' stand-in skipper has been at rock bottom before and is not ready to give up.

Rugby Union

Injuries cost Delve captaincy

Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve has been replaced as Melbourne Rebels skipper by Scott Higginbotham because the struggling team needs a leader who can play the full game, coach Damien Hill said on Thursday.

Rugby Union

Beale suspended indefinitely, fined

Stathi Paxinos Kurtley Beale has been suspended indefinitely and fined for his behaviour in South Africa.

Rugby Union

Sorry Vuna out for one

Stathi Paxinos Cooper Vuna gets a one-game ban for his fight with teammate Kurtley Beale.

Mitchell mum on future plans

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels chairman says he is happy in the the position at the moment.

Rugby

Rebels stand down Vuna for one game

Stathi Paxinos Cooper Vuna will be available to play for the Melbourne Rebels against Western Force next week after he received a one-game ban for his fight with teammate Kurtley Beale just hours after the team’s...

Rugby

Beale skating on thin ice

Stathi Paxinos Former Rebels disappointed that argument between teammates got out of control.

Rugby Union

Rebels reconsider suspended Beale

Stathi Paxinos Kurtley Beale's future with the Melbourne Rebels is on decidedly shaky ground with coach Damien Hill saying the club would reassess the worth of keeping the Wallabies star past this year after he was...

Rugby Union

Rebels hell: Beale and Vuna ordered home after punch-up

Stathi Paxinos and Georgina Robinson Melbourne Rebels players Kurtley Beale and Cooper Vuna have been sent back to Australia on separate flights from the team's South African tour after being involved in a late-night fight.

Rugby

Rebel hell: Beale and Vuna sent home after late-night fight

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels players Kurtley Beale and Cooper Vuna have been sent back to Australia from the team's South African tour after being involved in a late-night fight.