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FORMER Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock said yesterday the opportunity to play again under his first national coach Rod Macqueen was causing him to think seriously about joining the Melbourne Rebels next year.
Then again, Mortlock is thinking seriously about all his options beyond this year's Super 14 campaign with the Brumbies.
"Probably for the first time in my entire career I'm open to all opportunities, moving overseas, staying here at the Brumbies or going to another Australian franchise," Mortlock said.
But it is understood Mortlock, one of Australian rugby's highest-profile and most respected players, is high on the Rebels' hit list and it would have to be said the 80-Test veteran is more than open to the idea of a move to Melbourne.
In particular, the 32-year-old centre is attracted by the possibility of once again playing under Macqueen, the man who selected him for his Test debut a decade ago in 2000. "I just missed the chance to play under him at the Brumbies," said Mortlock, who made his first Super rugby appearance against the Waratahs in 1998.
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