Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Wales v Australia - OL Stadium, Lyon, France - September 24, 2023 Australia's Carter Gordon during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/ File photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Besieged by creditors and living on borrowed time, the Melbourne Rebels opened what may be their last season in Super Rugby Pacific with an error-strewn 30-3 defeat by the ACT Brumbies in front of a disappointing home crowd on Friday.
The future is uncertain and the present is bleak for the Rebels' staff and players, with the club mired in more than A$20 million ($13.11 million) of debt and given no guarantee they will remain in the competition beyond 2024.
