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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.

Dangerous pair: Kurtley Beale and Nick Phipps

He's the Beale deal: Phipps

Stathi Paxinos Rebels half-back Nick Phipps adjusting to presence of two Wallabies backs.

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Wallabies to call on Beale to fill void

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels star Kurtley Beale may play two Tests for the Wallabies in five days.

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Beale to miss just one Rebel game

Stathi Paxinos Five-eighth's absence another hit for the Rebels play-making stocks.

Delve named top Rebel

Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve has won the Melbourne Rebels top award at the club's end-of-season presentation lunch today.

Rebels target young blood for leadership

Stathi Paxinos Veteran forward Gareth Delve to be replaced as Melbourne Rebels vice-captain.

Delve has no regrets over Rebels move

Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve suffered the disappointment of missing out on Wales' World Cup team.

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Star rugby players in car crash

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels Danny Cipriani and Kurtley Beale and injured Wallaby and Queensland Reds star Quade Cooper believed to be involved in a car crash.

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Rebels' reality check

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels beaten 35-19 by the Waratahs in a spiteful clash at AAMI Park.

Beale not only answer: coach

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels told Kurtley Beale not a one-man solution to team's problems.

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Rebels are ready for a ruckus

Stathi Paxinos Tom Chamberlain knows only too well the challenge he faces against the hard-nosed Highlanders tonight.

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Rebels plot Blues game equation

Stathi Paxinos The equation is quite simple for the Melbourne Rebels, Mitch Inman said yesterday.

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Rebels believe still: Hill

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels' confidence that they have a complete performance within them has not dimmed.

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Rebels trio bedazzle Blues

Stathi Paxinos Move over Cameron Smith, Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, the Melbourne Rebels' 34-23 win over the more-fancied Blues on Thursday has shown there could be a new ''Big Three'' in town.

Smells like team spirit as Rebels make the most of improving season

Stathi Paxinos DANNY CIPRIANI believes there will be one crucial similarity when Melbourne Rebels play the Brumbies in Canberra tonight: team spirit.

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Rebel praises 'spirit'

Stathi Paxinos Danny Cipriani believes there will be one crucial element in tonight's game: team spirit.

Rebels weigh up shifting Beale to five-eighth and benching Cipriani

Stathi Paxinos THE Melbourne Rebels' bye week could be a period of change for the Super Rugby strugglers with Kurtley Beale set to replace Danny Cipriani at five-eighth as coach Damien Hill looks at ways to spark...

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Rebels put up a fight

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels show they would no longer be known as easybeats of competition.

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Fitting the Beale: Melbourne maestro takes to new spot at five-eighth

Stathi Paxinos KURTLEY BEALE'S Melbourne Rebels teammates do not doubt that the backline maestro could easily handle a switch to Test five-eighth after watching the difference he has made to the Super Rugby team.