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.
Rebels hope storming win helps save coach's skin
Stathi Paxinos The Melbourne Rebels players say they realise the only way they can help coach Damien Hill keep his job is by winning.
Rugby Union
Rebels probe Beale's latest slip
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels are investigating whether any of Kurtley Beale's teammates - including fellow Wallaby James O'Connor - were with the troubled star when he broke the conditions of his return to rugby...
Rugby Union
Beale stood down by Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Kurtley Beale has again been suspended, after the troubled star broke the conditions of his return to rugby by drinking alcohol the night after returning for the Melbourne Rebels and missing a...
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.
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
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...
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.
Rugby Union
Beale suspended indefinitely, fined
Stathi Paxinos Kurtley Beale has been suspended indefinitely and fined for his behaviour in South Africa.
Rugby Union
Pulver learns from trauma
Stathi Paxinos Rugby union's new boss focuses on family after collar bomb hoax.
Rugby Union
Speculation over, Phipps going to Waratahs
Stathi Paxinos Technical glitch leads to posting of confirmation by ARU earlier than intended.
Rugby Union
Rebels fight for overseas prop deal
Stathi Paxinos The Melbourne Rebels and the Australian Rugby Union are at loggerheads as to who the Super Rugby franchise can recruit to ease its front-row crisis.
