In the #DewarShield Match of the Round, Power House and Melbourne will be battling for their first win of the season; they are two teams who were considered strong finals chances before we kicked off, however each have been victims of a tough bye and an inability to hold out in defence, with each leaking an average of over 30 points per game.
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Tumai Edwards, current Assistant Coach for the Melbourne Unicorn’s Premier 1 team, has been named as Assistant Coach of the U18 Australian Rugby Sevens side. He led the Rebels U18s Boy Rugby Sevens team to a runner up finish in the National Rugby Sevens Championships earlier this year.
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In the #DewarShield Match of the Round the Melbourne Unicorns, still searching for their first win of the season, got out of the blocks quickly with fly-half Paul McConnochie slotting two difficult penalties in the early stages of the match, the second from right out on the wing.
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The Melbourne Unicorns President’s Lunch last week saw an esteemed gathering treated to some wonderful tales from one of Australian sports’ finest.
The tri-annual event, which included motivational speeches from RaboDirect Rebels’ Telusa Veainu and Luke Burgess, was MC’d by former Australian Cricketer and AFL player Max Walker, also a former commentator on the Nine Network.
The Direct Connect Dewar Shield Match of the Round promises to be a cracker, as top of the table Melbourne Uni host Melbourne Unicorns, yet to register a win but having come so close in a one-point loss and a draw thus far.
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History was made last Saturday at Orrong Park as allocated Rebels’ Luke Burgess, Cam Crawford, Jordy Reid and Telusa Veainu represented Melbourne. While Ben Meehan and Radike Samo were in action for Box Hill.
Women’s Rugby in Australia has received a significant boost with the reintroduction of the Australian Rugby Union’s National Women’s XVs Championship to be held in Sydney in June.
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The Unicorns head into their first home match following a Round Two bye, and a miraculous come from behind draw with Footscray in Round One away. While last year’s runners up Box Hill are two from two after wins against 2014 premier Harlequin and fellow finalist Moorabbin gave them the perfect start to the season. Continue reading “DEWAR SHIELD PREVIEW: MELBOURNE v BOX HILL”
Jordy Reid played regularly for the Melbourne Unicorns in the Dewar Shield, after switching from Harlequin where he played a key role in the 2013 premiership, before undergoing shoulder surgery that saw him miss the Melbourne Rising campaign in the Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) but return fit and raring to go for the Rebels’ 2015 pre-season.
Round One of the Direct Connect Dewar Shield got underway on the weekend, with the first Match of the Round between Melbourne and Footscray providing a thriller on a superb day at the Henry Turner Reserve.
