Rebels (6) 18 / Highlanders (22) 40 (Final Score)

The Melbourne Rebels hosted the Highlanders at AAMI Park, Melbourne at 11:40 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

The Highlanders simply blew the rebel out of the Rebels.

Scorers:

Rebels: 2 Penalties & 1 Conversion Danny Cipriani, 1 Try Hugh Pyle, 1 Try Greg Sommerville

Highlanders: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversions Robbie Robinson, 2 Tries Adam Thompson, 1 Try Alando Soakai, 2 Tries Siali Piutau, 1 Try Kade Poki

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Teams:

Rebels: 15 Richard Kingi, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mark Gerrard, 12 Jimmy Hilgendorf, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Nick Phipps,  8 Gareth Delve, 7 Michael Lipman, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Alister Campbell, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Rodney Blake.
Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Laurie Weeks, 18 Adam Byrnes, 19 Tim Davidson, 20 Hoani Macdonald, 21 Luke Rooney,  22  Afusipa Taumoepeau.

Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Kendrick Lynn, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Siale Piutau, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Chris King, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (captain).
Replacements: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 David Te Moana, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Nick Crosswell, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Robbie Robinson, 22 James Paterson.

Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Steve Hardy (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)

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