The Tongan Thor Taniela Tupou and the Melbourne Rebels may be saved by an 11th hour private equity cash injection that will see the bankrupt Super Rugby side relocate to Melbourne’s western suburbs where a 15,000-seat stadium is being built in Tarneit, and there share facilities with A-League side Western United.
A private equity-backed consortium led by former Qantas chairman and former CEO of Rio Tinto, Leigh Clifford says it’s close to raising A$30Million to invest into the struggling Rebels.
The Melbourne Rebels may be saved by an 11th hour private equity cash injection that will see the bankrupt Super Rugby side relocate to Melbourne’s western suburbs where a 15,000-seat stadium is being built in Tarneit, and there share facilities with A-League side Western United.
A private equity-backed consortium led by former Qantas chairman and former CEO of Rio Tinto, Leigh Clifford says it’s close to raising A$30Million to invest into the struggling Rebels.
