Rebels sign Beale - allegedly

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Exciting Wallabies full-back Kurtley Beale has been lured from the NSW Waratahs to play for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition for the next two seasons.

Beale, who has been playing at five-eighth and full-back for the Waratahs, will officially announce the move on Thursday, Fairfax reported.

His move will come as major blow to the Waratahs with Beale going from strength to strength with the franchise during his five years with NSW.

He completed a strong 2010 as one of the Wallabies' best and was a finalist in the International Rugby Board's player of the year awards.

The Rebels are also reportedly lining up Western Force star James O'Connor and Wallabies fly half and Queensland Reds star Quade Cooper.

I found it here

[jono]

Oh gee. One less wallaby at the tahs... They are fucked next year now - won't win a single game :/
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[blueandblack]

Oh gee. One less wallaby at the tahs... They are fucked next year now - won't win a single game :/
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Excellent! Does that mean they'll fold?

[BeeJay]

What a coup for the Rebels! Phark! I really thought we might have been in with a chance.... maybe we were....

First step for the Tahds to work towards the proposed salary cap....

[Hoolly Doolly]

likely JOC to follow i reckon

[mudskipper]

The Rebels are definitely the club with momentum

[The InnFORCEr]

Remember a few years back when the Force broke similar news with the signing of one M.Giteau to be the saviour of the new team in town and to help attract other aussie talent over west.............careful what you wish for Rebels!

[mudskipper]

Remember a few years back when the Force broke similar news with the signing of one M.Giteau to be the saviour of the new team in town and to help attract other aussie talent over west.............careful what you wish for Rebels!

One player is not a team.. Supporter expectations need to be real...

[The InnFORCEr]

One player is not a team.. Supporter expectations need to be real...

I was attempting to refer to the decision to announce it before the seaon is half way through and how disruptive it can be, rather than the expectations of supporters.

[mudskipper]

I was attempting to refer to the decision to announce it before the seaon is half way through and how disruptive it can be, rather than the expectations of supporters.

Yep agree with that comment, there should be a set date later in the year.

[GIGS20]

I was attempting to refer to the decision to announce it before the seaon is half way through and how disruptive it can be, rather than the expectations of supporters.

I thought you were talking about how that move caused the undisputed best #12 in the world to become an overrated petulant arse in three years

[Burgs]

Looks like Muddie is back here to write fortune cookies for Rugby players...

[mudskipper]

Looks like Muddie is back here to write fortune cookies for Rugby players...

Arrrre..... "A cynic is only a frustrated optimist"...

[AndyS]

Remember a few years back when the Force broke similar news with the signing of one M.Giteau to be the saviour of the new team in town and to help attract other aussie talent over west.............careful what you wish for Rebels!

I do seem to remember it was the end of the world, a stop had to be put to it, it would be the death of Australian rugby etc etc. This time it all seems to be accepted by a shrug, with not a mention that they announced the deal complete with third party deals having also freely admitted to putting agents and sponsors together at a Victorian rugby function. Certainly doesn't seem to be any mention of redefining contracting protocols or any rush to investigate....

[Burgs]

About the only up side to the Rebels signing quality players would be the freeing up of marquee's who may want another year in the sun.