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Rebels
42
Match Complete
Sunwolves
15
| Q. Cooper |  | 68 | ||
| W. Genia |  | 67 | ||
| Q. Cooper | | 62 | ||
| R. Hodge | | 60 | ||
| 43 | | H. Parker | ||
| 41 | | S. Masirewa | ||
| Q. Cooper | | 40 | ||
| Q. Cooper | | 38 | ||
| 30 | | S. Masirewa | ||
| Q. Cooper | | 25 | ||
| B. Meakes | | 24 | ||
| Q. Cooper | | 16 | ||
| R. Hodge | | 15 | ||
| 13 |  | H. Parker | ||
| Q. Cooper | | 6 | ||
| R. Hodge | | 6 |
| 6 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 6 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Rebels are back home and face the Sunwolves as they look to stay top of the Aussie conference. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog from 7:45pm AEDT.
The Rebels have been away for a month, and return to Victoria after a good win over the Reds. Impressively, they have not lost on Aussie turf this season.
The Sunwolves might be Super Rugby’s strugglers but you can’t write them off. They have won two games this year, upsetting the Chiefs in New Zealand and the Waratahs in Newcastle.
They are improving each week and love to prove people wrong. Ignore them at your peril.
The Rebels have changed up their bench for their first game at AAMI Park in a while. Pone Fa’amausili, Hugh Roach, Ross Haylett-Petty and Semisi Tupou have been selected with Talakai, Robbie Abel, Esei Ha’angana and Sione Tuipulotu making way.
Roach is set to make his Super Rugby debut, while Jermaine Ainsley replaces Sam Talakai in the front row.
For the Sunwolves, Luke Thompson, Ben Gunter, Hiroshi Yamashita, Jamie Booth and Josh Timu have been brought into the match-day squad. Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco, Hosea Saumaki, Fumiaki Tanaka, Kara Pryor and Takuma Asahara are all out.
The Rebels have a number of players in top form, including Will Genia, Angus Cottrell, Anaru Rangi and the finisher Jack Maddocks.
Prediction
The Rebels have good depth and an experienced pair of halves to lead them around. Their backline is one of the best in the competition, and in Luke Jones and Isi Naisarani, they have forwards who can intimidate and dominate.
Rebels to win by 12.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 7:45pm AEDT.
When: 7:45pm AEDT
Where: AAMI Park
TV: Fox Sports
Betting: Rebels $1.15, Draw $34, Sunwolves $5.25
Rebels
15 Reece Hodge, 14 Jack Maddocks, 13 Tom English, 12 Billy Meakes, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Isi Naisarani, 7 Angus Cottrell (captain), 6 Luke Jones, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Matt Philip, 3 Jermaine Ainsley, 2 Anaru Rangi, 1 Tetera Faulkner
Replacements: 16 Hugh Roach, 17 Matt Gibbon, 18 Pone Fa’amausili, 19 Ross Haylett-Petty, 20 Rob Leota, 21 Michael Ruru, 22 Campbell Magnay, 23 Semisi Tupou
Sunwolves
15 Ryohei Yamanaka, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Jason Emery, 12 Harumichi Tatekawa, 11 Semisi Masirewa, 10 Hayden Parker, 9 Keito Shigeno, 8 Hendrik Tui, 7 Dan Pryor (captain), 6 Ben Gunter, 5 Luke Thompson, 4 Mark Abbott, 3 Jiwon Koo, 2 Jaba Bregavadze, 1 Pauliasi Manu.
Replacements: 16 Nathan Vella, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Hiroshi Yamashita, 19 Uwe Helu, 20 Grant Hattingh, 21 Jamie Booth, 22 Takuya Yamasawa, 23 Josh Timu
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