Stirling Mortlock signs with Melbourne Rebels
Stirling Mortlock
Former Australia captain Stirling Mortlock has joined the Melbourne Rebels on a three-year contract, the Super Rugby expansion franchise said on Wednesday.
Mortlock had long been linked with the team, which begins playing in an expanded Super 15 competition next year, and joins England flyhalf Danny Cipriani and Wales loose forward Gareth Delve as big name signings for the franchise.
“Stirling is yet another addition to our growing team of players with strong leadership skills,” Rebels coach Rod Macqueen said in a statement.
“The opportunity to play out his career in Melbourne, and not overseas, is great for both Australian rugby and Stirling as he helps us build the foundations of the new club.”
Mortlock is the leading scorer in Super Rugby and was the first player to pass 1 000 points for the competition earlier this year. He has played for the Brumbies since 1998.
The 80-Test veteran, who turns 33 in May, has also re-committed to the Australian Rugby Union with an eye to winning a place in Robbie Deans’s Wallabies squad for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, the national body said.
[REUTERS]
Related Posts
« Bobby Skinstad: 2010 World Cup brings structure to South Africa Waratahs to battle Cheetahs without Waugh »
