Watch the best tries from a record-breaking round 17 of the Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby. May Campbell was successful from all 16 of her lineout throws, the most by any player in an Allianz Premiership Women’s Rugby match this season. Elsewhere, Harlequins’ Jade Konkel-Roberts made 24 carries against Bristol Bears, the most by any player in a match this season.
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Rugby Australia on Thursday rejected a consortium's bid to take over the debt-laden Melbourne Rebels and shut down the club after 14 seasons in Super Rugby."Since the Rebels' inaugural year in 2011, MRRU (Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union Pty Ltd) has not been independently financially sustainable despite significant additional investment by RA over and above committed club grants," Rugby Australia said in a statement.