![The Melbourne Rebels are the chief beneficiaries of a deal between the ARU and VRU.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170816201219im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/x/f/g/c/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxxde5.png/1502863187975.jpg)
The $20 million deal that punted the Western Force out of Super Rugby
A $20m package from the Victorian Government to the ARU, securing Bledisloe Cup and British and Irish Lions test matches in Melbourne over an eight to ten year period, guaranteed the future of the Rebels in the SANZAAR competition.