Queensland Reds vs Melbourne Rebels has been called a "local derby" by Foxtel.
Been a while since I studied Geography at Uni, but I'm pretty sure that the last map I looked did not have a common border or boundary between Queensland and Melbourne.
I have driven from Brisvegas to Melbourne. It is about 1900km.
That is from the same distance as it is from the Mediterranean to the North Sea in Europe - crossing 12 countries, 5 languages. Hardly local!