[VIDEO] Chiefs vs Rebels: Super Rugby live scores, blog, highlights

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12th April, 2014

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Teams

Chiefs:

Tom Marshall, Tim Nanai-Williams, Andrew Horrell, Bundee Aki, Mils Muliaina, Gareth Anscombe, Augustine Pulu, Kane Thompson, Sam Cane, Tanerau Latimer, Brodie Retallick (C), Michael Fitzgerald, Ben Tameifuna, Rhys Marshall, Jamie Mackintosh.

Replacements: Nathan Harris, Pauliasi Manu, Josh Hohneck, Ross Filipo, Liam Messam, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Anton Lienert-Brown, Jordan Payne

Rebels:

Jason Woodward, Male Sau, Tamati Ellison, Mitch Inman, Tom English, Bryce Hegarty, Nic Stirzaker, Scott Higginbotham (c), Scott Fuglistaller, Colby Fainga’a, Luke Jones, Hugh Pyle, Laurie Weeks, Shota Horie, Toby Smith.

Replacements: Pat Leafa, Cruze Ah-Nau, Paul Alo-Emilie, Cadeyrn Neville, Sean McMahon, Luke Burgess, Tom Kingston, Angus Roberts

Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton New Zealand.
Kick-Off: 5:35pm AEST
Last meeting: Chiefs 39-33 Rebels
Head-to-head: Chiefs 2, Rebels 0
Referee: Matt O’Brien (AUS)
TV: Live, FoxSports 2
Betting: Chiefs $1.18, Rebels $4.90

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The Rebels host the Force with just pride on the line for both sides (AAP Image/David Crosling)

Victoria Liu-Pearson

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The Rebels travel to New Zealand to face the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium on Saturday evening. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 5:30pm (AEST).

It’s been a rather disappointing three weeks for the Chiefs. Although they collected helpful bonus points, all they managed to gather was one loss and two draws.

The drawn games were the real let down as both were winnable. These teams weren’t expected to pose a genuine threat to the Chiefs and yet they stole the show. It was pure mental strength and talent which allowed the Chiefs to stay in those games.

Coming into the clash against the Rebels there is going to be a lot more expectations on the home side.

They’ve lost their co-captain and one of their most consistent players this season with Aaron Cruden out for at least eight weeks.

Now the pressure will be on the rest of the team to fill in the gap.

The Rebels have an opportunity to do what the Force did three weeks ago – beat the Chiefs. It might seem like a tall task for the men from Melbourne; though a win on the road doesn’t feel too far away.

Last week was a game that got away from the Rebels; they were competitive throughout and fell just three points short of a win. The Rebels really have been their own worst enemy in the past few rounds failing to replicate their early season form.

Still the Rebels can take a lot of positives out of the three-point loss. They played an impressive game, showed poise, control and desire.

But do the Rebels have the ability to win on the road?

There is no easy road win in Super Rugby, especially against the defensive stoutness of the Chiefs.

Tip: Chiefs

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