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.
Rugby
Beale skating on thin ice
Stathi Paxinos Former Rebels disappointed that argument between teammates got out of control.
Rugby Union
Phipps off to Waratahs
Stathi Paxinos Nick Phipps' future looks to be in a New South Wales Waratahs jumper from next year.
Rebels open account with fighting win
Stathi Paxinos THE Melbourne Rebels has for the first time started a Super Rugby season with a win when they fought back against the Western Force to secure a 30-23 victory at AAMI Park on Friday night.
Rugby Union
Gerrard blasts Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels foundation player Mark Gerrard has taken aim at his former team following speculation that the Super Rugby club was looking to sign former Wallaby half-back Luke Burgess next season.
Rugby Union
Top six and no more excuses for Rebels
Stathi Paxinos The Melbourne Rebels believe they can no longer use the excuse of being new.
Stirling says goodbye to home fans
Stathi Paxinos STIRLING Mortlock had been willing further damage his troublesome calf and miss the Melbourne Rebels' final two games of the season so that he could play his final game in Australia last night at...
Veteran Rebels' work is done: Hill
Stathi Paxinos Coach declares the veterans will leave club with a legacy to take it to a promising future.
Bad news for O'Connor, Gerrard to leave
Stathi Paxinos Stirling Mortlock took a chance so he could play the Rebels' last game at home this season.
Rugby Union
Rebels unfazed by trial form
Stathi Paxinos Veteran back Mark Gerrard says there is no need to panic with the start of the season just a few weeks away.
Beale not only answer: coach
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels told Kurtley Beale not a one-man solution to team's problems.
Rugby Union
Rebels are ready for a ruckus
Stathi Paxinos Tom Chamberlain knows only too well the challenge he faces against the hard-nosed Highlanders tonight.
Rugby Union
Rebels put up a fight
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels show they would no longer be known as easybeats of competition.
Rugby Union
Rebel with a cause fit and ready to fire
Stathi Paxinos Michael Lipman says he has many reasons to pull out his best game in a 'very, very long time'.
A win for the ages, says Rebels coach
Stathi Paxinos Damien Hill declares upset of Crusaders the greatest moment in club's short history.
Rugby Union
Rebels on verge of new territory
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne knows it must start fast to take the wind out of the dangerous Hurricanes as it bids for the first time to win a third successive Super Rugby match.
Rugby Union
Beale to miss just one Rebel game
Stathi Paxinos Five-eighth's absence another hit for the Rebels play-making stocks.
Union
Lacklustre visitors hold off determined Rebels
Stathi Paxinos It was not the domination expected from the ACT Brumbies over a team coming off a last-round flogging, but the Australian conference leaders did enough to hold off a determined Melbourne Rebels 27-19...
Rugby Union
Rebels rue ruling in loss
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels were last night left seething at a disallowed try to James Hilgendorf that cost them a chance of snatching momentum and a possible victory against the Brumbies, with the Melbourne...
McKenzie wary of wounded Rebels
Stathi Paxinos Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie yesterday declared that the Melbourne Rebels had earned the respect of his team.
