Will Genia signs 2 year deal with Rebels

Wallabies scrum half Will Genia has signed a two‑year deal with the Melbourne Rebels in a major coup for the struggling Super Rugby club.

The 29‑year‑old had been expected to slot back into his old team, the Queensland Reds, after returning home from a stint with Parisian club Stade Francais.

The 78‑Test veteran instead joins a team that finished bottom of the Australian conference with a solitary win and was only recently assured of continuing in the competition next season after a protracted process to cull a local side.

The Rebels are yet to make the play‑offs since joining the competition in 2011 and endured a terrible, injury‑blighted season in 2017 as players toiled under the threat of an uncertain future.

Genia, who has captained the Wallabies a number of times and played at the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, is expected to start in Michael Cheika's side in the Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday.

Source: Reuters