Melbourne Rebels to share Tarneit with Western United A-League teams as part of consortium rescue plan [Video]

A private equity-backed consortium led by business heavyweight Leigh Clifford is working on a deal to save the Melbourne Rebels by pumping $30 million into the ailing club and relocating the group to Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Under the plan, the Melbourne Rebels’ women’s and men’s professional rugby club would negotiate with Western Melbourne Group, which would see them sharing the Wyndham Regional Football Facility in Tarneit with the Western United A-League Teams.

The Rebels club was placed into voluntary administration earlier this year as the group’s debts topped $23 million. This included $2 million owed to Victorian government entities the Melbourne Olympic Park Trust and the State Revenue Office.

The Australian Taxation Office claims it is owed $11 million by the club and has issued …