Rebels Motorcycle Club
| Founded | 1969, as the Confederates, by Clint Jacks |
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| Founded at | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
| Purpose | Drug trafficking, arms dealing, extortion, prostitution, money laundering, armed robbery, murder, assault, kidnapping |
Region | Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Malta, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United States |
| Website | www.rebelsmc.com.au |
The Rebels Motorcycle Club is an outlaw motorcycle club. At its peak in Australia, it had around 70 chapters and over 1,000 members and associates nationwide, making it the largest club in the country at the time. It was founded by Clint Jacks in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1969 and was originally named the "Confederates". Their insignia is a Confederate flag with a cap-wearing skull and 1% patch in the centre. The Australian government and law enforcement consider the Rebels to be a criminal organisation, but the club claims to be a group of motorcycle enthusiasts rather than gangsters.
After the former National President, Maltese boxer Alex Vella, was stranded in Malta after a visit in 2014, it is presumed that Damien Vella, who was permitted to return to the country, took the role of National President. That being said, his visa was later cancelled and he was sent to Malta.
Its constitution states it is a non-profit organisation which promotes the riding of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Members are only permitted to join the club once and never to join another motorcycle club.
The Rebels established their first international chapters in New Zealand in 2011.