AngularJS 1.2.x

var app = angular.module('plunker', []);

app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
  $scope.name = 'World';
});

app.directive('test', function(){
  
  return {
    transclude: true,
    restrict: 'E',
    template: '<div ng-repeat="item in collection"> <div ng-transclude> </div> </div>',
    compile: function compile(tElement, tAttrs) {

                return {
                    pre: function preLink(scope, iElement, iAttrs, crtl, transclude) {
                        scope.collection = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
                    },
                    post: function postLink(scope, iElement, iAttrs, controller) {

                    }
                };
            }
    
  };
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="plunker">

  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>AngularJS Plunker</title>
    <script>document.write('<base href="' + document.location + '" />');</script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <script data-require="angular.js@1.2.x" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.18/angular.min.js" data-semver="1.2.18"></script>
    <script src="app.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body ng-controller="MainCtrl">
    <p>ng repeat into transclude issue</p>
    <test>
      <h3>- number: {{item}}</h3>
    </test>
  </body>

</html>

/* Put your css in here */