Melbourne RebelsBluesRebels (18) 42 / 22 (10) Blues (Final Score)

The Melbourne Rebels and Blues did battle in Super Rugby at

AAMI Park, Melbourne at 11:40 SA Time (19:40 AEST, 21:40 NZ Time, 09:40 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

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

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Scorers:

Rebels:

  • Penalties – Mike Harris (3)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Colby Fainga’a (1), Toby Smith (1), Scott Higginbotham (1), Dom Shipperley (1), Jack Debreczeni (1)
  • Conversions – Mike Harris (4)

Blues:

  • Penalties – Ihaia West (1)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Melani Nanai (1), Jamison Gibson-Park (1), George Moala (1)
  • Conversions – Ihaia West (2)

Teams:

Melbourne Rebels
Blues
8 May at 11:40 SA Time
  • Team: 15 Mike Harris, 14 Tom English, 13 Dom Shipperley, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Sefanaia Naivalu, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Nic Stirzaker, 8 Scott Higginbotham (Captain), 7 Jordy Reid, 6 Colby Fainga’a, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Pat Leafa, 1 Toby Smith
  • Replacements: 16 Tom Sexton, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Tim Metcher, 19 Cadeyrn Neville, 20 Scott Fuglistaller, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Bryce Hegarty, 23 Telusa Veainu
  • Team: 15 Lolagi Visinia, 14 Melani Nanai, 13 Francis Saili, 12 George Moala, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Steven Luatua (Captain), 7 Brendon O’Connor, 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Culum Retallick, 3 Angus Ta’avao, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock
  • Replacements: 16 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Sam Prattley, 19 Josh Bekhuis, 20 Joe Edwards, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Simon Hickey, 23 Hamish Northcott

Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Referees: James Leckie, Graham Cooper
TMO: Ian Smith

63 Responses to Super Rugby: Melbourne Rebels vs Blues – Live Game Article

  • 31

    Rebels 28 / 22 Blues

  • 32

    @ MacroSssss:
    I’ve been meaning to compliment you on your picture, it really makes me laugh!

    Approve

  • 33

    Try Dom Shipperley, Rebels?

    TMO

  • 34

  • 35

    That is also the Rebels bonus point

  • 36

    Rebels 35 / 22 Blues

  • 37

    @ BrumbiesBoy:
    Yours is pretty good too Bumby.

    😉

    Come on Blues ………………………………………….or are the naysayers right……………………………………you are a useless bunch.

  • 38

    Good game to win from here.

  • 39

    13 points difference, 8 min to play

  • 40

    Blues throwing the Kitchen sink at the Rebels now

  • 41

    2 points a minute easy……………………………………………as long as the kicker doesn’t f-Ck about.

  • 42

    cane wrote:

    @ BrumbiesBoy:
    Yours is pretty good too Bumby.

    Come on Blues ………………………………………….or are the naysayers right……………………………………you are a useless bunch.

    Thanks mate, I’ve got Nortie to thank though, he found it for me!

    THANK-YOU

  • 43

    Try Jack Debreczeni, Rebels…

    Game over for the Blues!

  • 44

    Rebels 42 / 22 Blues

  • 46

    Final Score: Melbourne Rebels (18) 42 / 22 (10) Blues

  • 47

    farkit a thumping, will be bad if we lose to this Blues team.

  • 48

    BrumbiesBoy wrote:

    @ MacroSssss:
    I’ve been meaning to compliment you on your picture, it really makes me laugh!

    me too! could be their official mascot by the end of the season 😆

  • 49

    47 @ MacroSssss:
    Yeah, but every so often they just manage to turn it on… so it’ll be bloody tough for the Bulls!

  • 50

    Prince Harry, (a big rugby fan,) will be in attendance at tomorrows Canes/Guppies encounter.

    Making it a right Royal occasion.
    A pity that the crowd attendance will be modest.

  • 51

    yeah, but will Harry be modest; will he be clothed? 🙂

  • 52

    So the “rabble” move above the lions, real play off contenders this year

  • 53

    Stormers will expect the rebels to be an easy game in two weeks… but I am not so sure.

  • 54

    @ MacroSssss:
    Definitely a surprise package this year and no easy beats.

    They are not always spectacular, but are very efficient, but once they have a decent lead they can cut loose and score some very good tries.

    Higgenbotham is in great form for them and they have that nr 10 who can slot goals from miles out

  • 55

    @ MacroSssss:

    I agree with you, but if AC will only wake up he can strenghten his squad considerably by bringing Jaco Taute, Pat Howard, Rob du Preez, and Godlem Masimla into the equation at the expense of Leyts, Kotze, Coleman and Schreuder.

  • 56

    @ robzim:
    Can’t see that happening.
    The squad won’t change too much, maybe Taute will come in if he is ok after playing the WP match, and perhaps Pat too, but only because they were initially part of the planning.

    AC won’t drop Coleman, irrispective of whether he regains his confidence or not

  • 57

    @ robzim:
    I think mass changes will do more harm than good to be honest, AC should just play the cards he has in his hand this year, they are still likely to win the conference unless there is a massive fuck up… so he should stick to what he has while they are still in contention.

  • 58

    Been a big learning curve for Kotze – the lad has a good future and I would stick with him.

    Am a big fan of Pat Howard – how WP let him go, I’ll never know. But that’s WP for you.

  • 59

    @ IAAS:
    Pat tasted what is on the other side of the ocean, and will never ever surpass Juan and DDA at WP, the people would never allow it.

  • 60

    @ MacroSssss:

    As long as he comes back. As a better player with more experience.

    My concern is the guys wanting to qualify for other countries.

    Of any franchise.

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