Rebels (7) 38 / 37 (31) Highlanders (Final Score)

The Melbourne Rebels and Highlanders did battle in Super Rugby at AAMI Park, Melbourne at 11:40 SA Time (19:40 Melbourne Time, 09:40 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Rebels:

• Penalties – 0
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Tom English (2), Cooper Vuna (2), Bryce Hegarty (2)
  
• Conversions – Jason Woodward (4)

Highlanders:

• Penalties – Colin Slade (2), Hayden Parker (1)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Ben Smith (1), Hosea Gear (1), Tamati Ellison (1), Tony Woodcock (1)
  
• Conversions – Colin Slade (4)

Teams:

Rebels: 15 Angus Roberts, 14 Jason Woodward, 13 Tom English, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Bryce Hegarty, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve (Captain), 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Hugh Pyle, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Shota Horie, 17 Paul Alo-Emile, 18 Luke Jones, 19 Jordy Reid, 20 Nic Stirzaker, 21 James O’Connor, 22 Kimami Sitauti.

Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Jason Emery, 12 Tamati Ellison, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Mose Tuiali’i, 7 Elliot Dixon, 6 TJ Ioane, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Brad Thorn (captain), 3 Ma’afu Fia, 2 Andrew Hore (Captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Jake Paringatai, 19 Joe Wheeler, 20 Fumiaki Tanaka, 21 Hayden Parker, 22 Shaun Treeby.

Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia), Matt O’Brien (Australia)
TMO: Peter Marshall (Australia)