Rugby-'Elephant in the room': Rebels face Chiefs under looming extinction threat

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Melbourne Rebels may be set to play their final home game in Super Rugby Pacific against the Waikato Chiefs on Friday if efforts to save the debt-ridden club come to nothing.

The Rebels entered voluntary administration in January with more than A$20 million ($13 million) owed to creditors ranging from the Australian Taxation Office to the manager of their home Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.