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Reds battle past Rebels to make Super Rugby AU final
Jordan Petaia, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Filipo Daugunu all scored tries in a bruising encounter to ensure the Reds made their first decider since winning the...
The Rebels scored four tries to three, including two intercepts for wing Andrew Kellaway, to post their second win of the season.
Andre Esterhuizen will take over the captaincy duties from Lukhanyo Am, who is out this week, with Jeremy Ward taking his place.
The table-topping Crusaders put a torrid week behind them to hold off the Blues 19-11 on Saturday while the Rebels stepped up the pressure in the Australian conference.
The Melbourne Rebels could be set to throw former Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper a career life-line, with the Super Rugby team “definitely keen” to recruit the exiled Queensland Red, according to Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia.
A trio of Springboks scored for the home side as JJ Engelbrecht crossed twice and Damian de Allende and Dillyn Leyds also went over with Sefa Naivalu scoring two tries for the Australians.
Wing JJ Engelbrecht and flank Kobus van Dyk will start for the Stormers against the Rebels at Newlands on Friday.
The Rebels ran in six tries to thrash a woeful Sharks team 46-14 in Melbourne on Friday morning.
Two South African sides, the Cheetahs and Kings, have already joined an expanded Pro14 competition in Europe.
Rieko Ioane underlined his enormous potential with a hat-trick of tries to fire the Auckland Blues to a 56-18 demolition of the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby season-opener on Thursday.
Christian Lealiifano was awarded a controversial try late in the first half.
The Melbourne Rebels will not renew Kurtley Beale's contract in 2014.
The Lions continue their good run of form against listless Melbourne Rebels side.
Five men accused of beating a British man to death after a rugby match will appear in court.
The Cheetahs beat the Melbourne Rebels 34-16 in a Super Rugby match in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
ACT Brumbies beat the Melbourne Rebels by a convincing 30-13 on Friday.
The Stormers secured a 26-21 win over the Melbourne Rebels in a Super Rugby clash on Saturday.
EWN Sport's Marc Lewis calculates all the permutations going into the final round of group matches.
Melbourne Rebels player Sterling Mortlock says his team is prepared to fight till the end.