Super Rugby 2017: Melbourne Rebels vs Blues – Live Game Article

Published 23 February 2017 | By grootblousmile

Rebels (15) 18 / 56 (25) Blues (Final Score)

The Melbourne Rebels and Blues did battle in Super Rugby 2017 at

AAMi Park, Melbourne at 10:45 SA Time (19:45 AEST, 21:45 NZ Time, 08:45 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 – Reece Hodge (2)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Nic Stirzaker (1), Jackson Garder-Bachop (1)
Conversions – Jackson Garden-Bachop (1)

Blues:

Penalties – Ihaia West (2), Piers Francis (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Pauliasi Manu (1), Matt Duffie (1), Rieko Ioane (3), Augustine Pulu (1), Melani Nanai (1)
Conversions – Ihaia West (6)

Teams:

Melbourne Rebels	Blues
23 February 2017 at 10:45 SA Time
Team: 15 Jack Debreczeni, 14 Jack Maddocks, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Reece Hodge, 11 Tom English, 10 Jackson Garden-Bachop, 9 Nic Stirzaker (Captain), 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Colby Fainga’a, 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Steve Cummins, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Pat Leafa, 1 Cruze Ah-Nau Replacementss: 6 Jordan Uelese, 17 Tom Moloney, 18 Tyrel Lomax, 19 Culum Retallick, 20 Jake Schatz, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Sione Tuipulotu, 23 Jonah Placid	Team: 15 Michael Collins, 14 Matt Duffie, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Melani Nanai, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Augustine Pulu, 8 Akira Ioane, 7 Blake Gibson, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 4 Jimmy Tupou (Captain), 3 Sione Mafileo, 2 Matt Moulds, 1 Pauliasi Manu Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Sam Prattley, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Scott Scrafton, 20 Murphy Taramai, 21 Sam Nock, 22 George Moala, 23 Rene Ranger

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Will Houston (Australia)
TMO: Ian Smith (Australia)

107 Responses to Super Rugby 2017: Melbourne Rebels vs Blues – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:11 am

Charge-down kick, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Rebels!!
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:11 am

Rebels 12 / 8 Blues
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:12 am

Rebels goal kicking nearly as poor as my golf driving.
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:12 am

30 @ Scrumdown:
Hahahaha
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:13 am

This Jackson Garden-Bachop… I believe he is the son of Steven Bachop…
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:15 am

Stirzaker won’t be back on the field, he failed the concussion test.

Colby Fainga’a now the stand-in captain.
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:16 am

Try Matt Duffie, Blues…

But heck there was a knock man, other side of the field!!
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:17 am

Rebels 12 / 15 Blues
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:22 am

Blues penalty, in front outside the Rebels 22, man offside after a knock played the ball.
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:23 am

Rebels 12 / 18 Blues
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:24 am

Rebels penalty, No 8 Blues offside…. shot it is.
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:26 am

Blues jersey make it look like they are wearing white dungarees from the back.
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:26 am

This time the kicking duties go to Reece Hodge… and he slots it.

Rebels 15 / 18 Blues
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:28 am

Try Rieko Ioane, Blues… intercept!
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:28 am

Oh my word….

Rebel rabble with ball in hand.
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:29 am

Rebels 15 / 25 Blues
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:30 am

Lemoenetyd

Better go build a serious coffee!
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:31 am

A rather uninspiring first 40 minutes to Super Rugby 2017.
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:32 am

grootblousmile wrote:

Lemoenetyd

Better go build a serious coffee!

I heard a Boeing a couple of hours ago.

Gooi n dop.
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:34 am

Raining again here in the shadow of ORTIA. Thank goodness I am not on the road.
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:36 am

Supersport cutting costs left, right and centre.

We even have to listen to Aussies during the half time break.

Time for a decent internet connection and drop DSTV / Supersport?
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BrumbiesBoy on 23 February 2017 at 11:37 am

49 @ Scrumdown:
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BrumbiesBoy on 23 February 2017 at 11:38 am

51 @ Scrumdown:
Listen & learn!
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:38 am

Geez. Aussie commentators saying tbe Rughy has been great.

Am I watching in a parallel universe?

I thought it was mediocre.
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:39 am

@ BrumbiesBoy:
Howzit “Perdjie”?
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:41 am

48 Onwards @ Scrumdown:
It is freegin wet here too in the Panne… and freegin cool too!
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:41 am

BrumbiesBoy wrote:

51 @ Scrumdown:
Listen & learn!

Wife reckons “jy het nie ore nie” and my Seargant Major said I was untrainable, so methinks not.
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:42 am

2nd Half ON!
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Scrumdown on 23 February 2017 at 11:43 am

Fok. How did we watch sport on 51cm tv’s in the “good old days”?
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grootblousmile on 23 February 2017 at 11:44 am

A Thursday is a strange day for rugby, hey… I guess SuperSport also felt so and therefore did not have SA discussion in studio!

Super Rugby 2017: Melbourne Rebels vs Blues – Live Game Article

Rebels (15) 18 / 56 (25) Blues (Final Score)

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