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Match Complete
Melbourne Rebels
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| F. Burke |  | 79 | ||
| L. Fainga'anuku |  | 78 | ||
| 77 | | R. Hodge | ||
| 76 | | M. Philip | ||
| 70 | | R. Hodge | ||
| 70 | | R. Hodge | ||
| R. Mo'unga | | 65 | ||
| T. Williams | | 64 | ||
| R. Mo'unga | | 63 | ||
| B. Hall | | 62 | ||
| R. Mo'unga | | 52 | ||
| E. Blackadder | | 50 | ||
| R. Mo'unga | | 42 | ||
| E. Blackadder | | 41 | ||
| 40 |  | R. Hodge | ||
| R. Mo'unga | | 20 | ||
| C. Grace | | 19 |
| 6 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 6 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The final match of Super Rugby Pacific’s Melbourne Super Round will see the Crusaders go head to head against the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park, Melbourne. Join The Roar for live scores from 4:30pm AEST.
In a normal week going up against the Crusaders is a tough enough challenge but going up against them when they’ve just lost a rare game brings a new level of intensity that the Rebels are going to have to cop with.
While Rebels skipper Michael Wells said that his side weren’t going to get distracted by who the Crusaders are picking to play, his words didn’t exactly sounds as if he thought that his Rebels side could truly beat the Kiwi legends.
“The more we focus on them the more we detract from our own game so I haven’t even looked at their team list to be honest. If we roll up and play our game we will at least be up for the challenge.”
That Crusaders side will be missing Will Jordan and David Havili who are being rested while Joe Moody and Scott Barrett are also unavailable because of injury and suspension respectively.
However the players coming in still have an impressive pedigree with Jack Goodhue playing in the centres for his first appearance this season after recovering from an ACL injury. Sam Whitelock is also back after breaking his finger.
This is going to be a very tough ask for the Rebels. The Crusaders have beaten them by an average of 44 points in their past five matches including a 66-0 win in 2019. The Rebels might be the home side but that’s pretty much all that is in their favour.
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-off: 4:30pm (AEST)
Live stream: Stan Sport
Betting: Crusaders $1.02, Rebels $19.00 – odds via PlayUp
Crusaders (1-15): George Bower, Codie Taylor (c), Olie Jager, Zach Gallagher, Sam Whitelock, Pablo Matera, Ethan Blackadder, Cullen Grace, Mitch Drummond, Richie Mo’unga, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Jack Goodhue, Braydon Ennor, Sevu Reece, George Bridge.
Reserves: Ricky Jackson, Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell, Dominic Gardiner, Corey Kellow, Bryn Hall, Fergus Burke, Chay Fihaki.
Rebels (1-15): Cameron Orr, James Hanson, Cabous Eloff, Matt Philip, Josh Hill, Rob Leota, Brad Wilkin, Michael Wells (c), James Tuttle, Matt To’omua, Glen Vaihu, Stacey Ili, Andrew Kellaway, George Worth, Reece Hodge.
Reserves: Efi Ma’afu, Matt Gibbon, Rhys Van Nek, Josh Canham, Tamati Ioane, Sam Wallis, Joe Powell, Carter Gordon.
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