FILE PHOTO: Rugby player Quade Cooper of the Melbourne Rebels poses for a photo during an interview in Melbourne, Australia February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ian Ransom/File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - With a roster laden with Wallabies and the Australian conference seemingly at their mercy, the Melbourne Rebels had appeared set for a long-awaited playoffs spot when they claimed their third successive win in a flying start to the Super Rugby season.
Three months later, with only four additional victories, they bowed out on Friday with another final round capitulation and a chorus of criticism that will echo deep into the off-season.
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