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 win achieved without top stars
Stathi Paxinos Rebels coach says win over Stormers marks coming of age for team.
Rugby Union
Saffy stronger than ever
Stathi Paxinos One year ago Jarrod Saffy was looking at the end of his career, which had spanned both rugby codes, because of a neck injury suffered at a Melbourne Rebels training session.
Rebels shaking the easybeats tag
Stathi Paxinos Rebels coach believes the close results are a necessary part of his developing team's progress.
Rugby Union
Rising Rebels gaining respect
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels' Mitch Inman believes respect is slowly coming.
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 punt on two more rookies
Stathi Paxinos Tom English will play his third run-on game, while Bryce Hegarty comes in for Kurtley Beale.
Rugby Union
Injuries put Rebel on centre stage
Stathi Paxinos Of all the advice that Bryce Hegarty received in the lead-up to his debut for the Melbourne Rebels last Saturday, a rather run-of-the-mill warning from assistant coach Nathan Grey proved to be the...
Rugby Union
Delve itching to make his mark again for Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve will be occupying one of the places he least wants when the Melbourne Rebels start their clash with the Stormers at AAMI Park on Friday night.
Rugby
Delve itching to make his mark again for Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve will be occupying one of the places he least wants when the Melbourne Rebels start their clash with the Stormers at AAMI Park on Friday night.
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...
Burgess likes the Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Coach, playing roster the reasons why former Wallabies half-back joined Rebels.
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
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
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
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
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 Union
Delve has faith in his down-on-luck Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels skipper believes one breakthrough win will kick-start his team's faltering season.
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.
