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 Union
Luck of the Rebels
Stathi Paxinos The odds were that the Melbourne Rebels' luck had to change some time.
Battling Rebels ready for newcomers
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels and Southern Kings two newest teams in Super Rugby.
Rebels coach puts raps on first-gamer Roberts
Stathi Paxinos Talented Sydney University player will get his chance this week, earlier than expected.
Rugby Union
Rebels look to win fans
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Rebels chief executive Steve Boland says on-field success can be the driving factor for better attendances at AAMI Park, with coach Damien Hill the one to achieve it despite the record of...
Rugby Union
Rebel reports for duty
Stathi Paxinos Jarrod Saffy of the Melbourne Rebels has been through one of the battles of his life.
Saffy back to stake claim for Rebels
Stathi Paxinos JARROD SAFFY came through one of the toughest battles of his career just to return to training with the Rebels after a serious neck injury last year threatened to end his career.
Rugby Union
Beale is ready and raring to get started
Stathi Paxinos Kurtley Beale says he is keen to get his season started this Saturday with the Melbourne Rebels' trial match against the Hurricanes, but he may be told to wait yet another week.
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
Gareth Delve named as Rebels captain
Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve has become the first foreign player to be named captain of an Australian Super Rugby team, with the Melbourne Rebels this morning making the announcement.
Rugby Union
Rebels pick Welsh star as new skipper
Stathi Paxinos Gareth Delve the first foreign player named captain of an Australian Super Rugby team.
Rebels name Welshman Delve as leader but offsider yet to emerge
Stathi Paxinos GARETH DELVE has become the first foreign player to be named captain of an Australian Super Rugby team after being appointed to lead the Melbourne Rebels.
Rugby
Cut won't keep O'Connor out of opener
STATHI PAXINOS JAMES O'CONNOR is expected to be fit for the Melbourne Rebels' season opener against Western Force despite the Wallabies star suffering a bad gash to his bottom lip that required 18 stitches during...
He's the Beale deal: Phipps
Stathi Paxinos Rebels half-back Nick Phipps adjusting to presence of two Wallabies backs.
Rebels yell for spot in finals
Stathi Paxinos Coach Damien Hill will not publicly state the target, but he knows the arithmetic.
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.
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...
Rugby Union
Don't quit, Lipman tells Chamberlain
Stathi Paxinos Retired Rebels forward Michael Lipman will tell ex-teammate Tom Chamberlain to play on.
