TEN REBELS LINE UP IN THE DEWAR SHIELD

20/03/2015

The 2015 Direct Connect Dewar Shield, Victoria's premier Club Rugby competition, kicks off tomorrow with ten members of the Rebels full playing squad in action, led by Wallaby Radike Samo.

Samo will play his first game since moving to Melbourne alongside scrumhalf Ben Meehan, as last year's runners up battle with Rebels prop Tim Metcher, making his Dewar Shield debut for Moorabbin.

The Direct Connect Dewar Shield Match of the Round, which will be live tweeted from3:10pm AEDT on the @melbournerebels Twitter handle, sees Melbourne Unicorns visit Footscray, where experienced lock Cadeyrn Neville returns for the Dogs. The Unicorns side features Jordy Reid and Telusa Veianu, as well as a Dewar Shield debut for Cam Crawford.

Tom Kingston returns from a long-term injury as Power House travel to Endeavour Hills looking for revenge following a big loss in the corresponding fixture last season, while Rebels lock Sam Jeffries will do battle with prop Jed Gillespie as Melbourne Uni travel to two-time defending champions Harlequin.

Click here to read the full Round One Direct Connect Dewar Shield preview.

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