Rebels want to emulate the Lions
Ahead of Ellis Park clash on Saturday, Melbourne Rebels coach Dave Wessels says he admires the Highveld team’s style of rugby
He has looked at the Lions admiringly from a distance. Now for the first time as Melbourne Rebels coach Dave Wessels has to get up close and personal when the teams lock horns at Ellis Park on Saturday. It is clear Wessels holds a lot of admiration for the home team. “We missed them last year‚” said Wessels in relation to one of the quirks of Super Rugby’s convoluted structure. “We didn’t play them so I didn’t look at them that closely. Everything they have achieved is pretty special. We’d like to emulate what they did‚” said the coach about the Lions’ consistency that has carried them to three consecutive finals. “I remember meeting Johan Ackermann when I was coaching the Force in Perth and he was at the start of a journey. We won that game but I could tell he and his staff and players understood what they were trying to do and they were heading in that direction‚” said Cape Town-born Wessels. It is not just the winning culture the Lions have established that has made them a team t...
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