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Hurricanes 39 Rebels 33
Hurricanes - A Savea 2, Rayasi, Barrett & Moorby tries; Barrett 2 conversions & 2 penalties
Rebels - Wilkin, Gordon, Hardwick 2 & Anderson tries; Hodge 4 conversions
Fulltime
40th minute - Walker-Leawere wins the kickoff, but Hardwick steals it back. Rebels shift right, but lose the ball.
Doleman brings them back for the knockon, the siren goes, but one more scrum to go down.
Booth feeds the scrum and the ball is kicked to touch to end the game.
38th minute - TRY to Barrett
Godfrey kicks to the Rebels 22 and it's lost backwards. Rebels still trying to get up the other end, but Hurricanes win the ball and spread right, where Barrett provides the try to surely seal it.
Barrett leaves his sideline conversion attempt right, HUR 39-33
37th minute - Barrett kicks towards the Rebels 22, but Gordon returns the favour. Aimless kicking ensues.
36th minute - Gordon kicks long and Barrett returns high. Hurricanes turn the ball over near halfway and put in a box kick.
35th minute - Hurricanes must now survive five minutes for victory, but they're running on fumes. They kick off, but the Rebels run out of their 22.
34th minute - TRY to Hardwick
Rebels go for a scrum in the shadow of the posts and Hardwick charges off the back for his second try.
33rd minute - Rebels have penalty advantage in front of the goalposts, but charge forward. Hurricanes are barely hanging on.
The ball goes loose, Hurricanes clear, but Doleman brings them back for the penalty in front of the posts.
32nd minute - Hurricanes win a scrum and Godfrey finds touch on the full, but the ball was taken back over the 22, so Rebels have an attacking lineout.
31st minute - Rebels run the kick back towards the 22, but it pops forward to Morgan and Hurricanes clear.
30th minute - From the kickoff, Hurricanes shift left through Barrett and Aumua, but the Rebels turn the ball over and Ili kicks behind the tryline. Barrett forces for a goal-line dropout.
28th minute - TRY to Hardwick
Rebels control the scrum and Hardwick will not be denied this time. Hodge converts, HUR 34-26
27th minute - Rebels come steaming towards the tryline and Hardwick is over the line, but initially short and driven over. Rebels attacking scrum.
26th minute - Hodge clears to outside the Hurricanes 22.
25th minute - Gordon spills a high kick in his own territory and Hurricanes have a scrum feed near the 10. Hurricanes are restored to full contingent, but Rebels win a scrum penalty, when Franks collapses.
22nd minute - TRY to Rayasi
Savea wins a lineout and Hurricanes are back in Rebels territory. Booth finds a gap close to the ruck and dashes through it, he finds Barrett and Rayasi dives heroically in the corner.
Barrett converts, HUR 34-19
21st minute - Ardie Savea steals the ball and Hurricanes enter Rebels half again, but Barrett loses the ball in a tackle.
20th minute - Hurricanes secure the kickoff and clear to the Rebels 10. Rebels win the lineout and cross halfway, but throw away the ball.
18th minute - Hurricanes win a penalty in midfield, Rebels half, and Barrett points to the posts. He slots it to put the margin back beyond a converted try, HUR 27-19
15th minute - Hurricanes roar onto attack, but a stray pass loses ground. Moorby recovers and re-enters the 22.
TRY to Gordon
The Rebels first-five snaps up a loose pass from the Hurricanes and gallops 70 metres to score, with Ardie Savea keeping him in the corner. Hodge converts anyway, HUR 24-19
14th minute - Franks replaces Lomax and Lakai replaces Kirifi. Booth on for Roigard.
13th minute - Hurricanes win the lineout, but Roigard is smashed in a tackle and loses the ball.
12th minute - Hurricanes win a lineout and Kirifi charges towards the corner, but Rebels turn the ball over and counterattack downfield.
Hurricanes grab the ball and kick a 50-22 for a lineout throw.
11th minute - Hurricanes win penalty advantage for offside at a ruck.
Doleman delivers the bad news to Savea that Mafileo's yellow card has been upgraded to a red for head contact, so he's off for good, but can be replaced after 20 minutes.
10th minute - Savea rejoins the game. He gets booed for his misbehavour before halftime.
From a scrum, Barrett makes a halfbreak and the ball shifts left.
Ninth minute - Barrett rips the ball free and kicks deep towards the right corner.
Hurricanes win a line out near the 22, but Ili snaps up a stay pass. Rebels counterattack, but a pass goes forward from Louwrens.
Seventh minute - Momentum has turned to the Rebels, who claim the kickoff and cross halfway.
Sixth minute - TRY to Anderson
Gordon kicks behind the tryline and Moorby is left to race two Rebels players for the ball. Anderson wins the race to score.
Hodge hooks his conversion attempt, HUR 24-12
Fifth minute - Hardwick is leaving for an HIA. Rebels win the lineout and storm into the Hurricanes 22.
Fourth minute - Doleman is reviewing a late shot by Mafileo on Hardwick and the prop is shown a yellow card for head contact, awaiting a review on something more. Talakai is coming off for an HIA.
Rebels win a lineout, but Barrett knocks the ball loose and Doleman brings them back for a penalty at the lineout. Wilkin returns for the Rebels, Hurricanes are two men down.
Third minute - Moorby enters the Rebels 22 and Hurricanes forwards drive towards the posts. Aumua drives over the tryline, but held up, so Rebels will drop out from their goal-line.
Second minute - Hurricanes win a lineout and maul to the Rebels 10. Barrett straightens the attack and the phases build.
First minute - Hurricanes must survive a few minutes without Ardie Savea to start the second half. Rebels will get Wilkin back soon.
Morgan secures the kickoff and Proctor claims a box kick in Rebels half.
Halftime
40th minute - Hodge kicks to the corner and the Rebels try another lineout maul. They ease forward, but Hurricanes sack the maul and win a clearing penalty.
Both sides converge for a closer conversation, but there are too many scary guys in the Hurricanes and the Rebels run away.
Doleman wants to get to the bottom of this and eventually yellow-cards Ardie Savea for his unrequired intervention. Savea continues his threats as he leaves.
Hodge kicks to the corner, with a chance to close the margin before halftime. Hurricanes shunt the maul into touch to end the half.
39th minute - Proctor gets a pass he's not expecting, but Morgan clears. Barrett gets a return kick and tries to counterattack, but is taken down in a tackle and Hurricanes are penalised for offside.
38th minute - Ili spins out of a tackle from barrett and Gordon kicks high towards Moorby, who is safe.
37th minute - Hurricanes secure the kickoff and Roigard kicks to halfway.
36th minute - TRY to Moorby
From an attacking scrum, Savea runs off the back and puts Moorby into a yawning gap to score.
35th minute - From a scrum, Hurricane shift left and Rayasi cuts back towards the posts. Hurricanes win a penalty and Wilkin is yellow-carded at the breakdown.
33rd minute - Big Hurricanes scrum earns a clearing penalty.
32nd minute - From the ruck on the tryline, Louwrens tries to dive over, but loses the ball. Coles lets him know about it.
31st minute - Rebels win the attacking lineout and maul towards the line. Eventually, the are stopped, but momentum carries them on.
They scramble across the line, but knockon. They're playng advantage and Savea is warned again.
30th minute - Rebels get a penalty inside Hurricanes half and Hodge looks to touch inside the 22.
27th minute - TRY to Ardie Savea
Hurricanes have penalty advantage, but continue to build phases. Roigard makes a break towards the posts, Morgan props infield and Savea is there to score his second try.
Barrett converts, HUR 17-7
26th minute - Hodge clears outside the 22 and Rebels win the lineout. Louwrens kicks to halfway, but Rayasi is safe and enters the Rebels half.
25th minute - Rebels win a scrum penalty to clear.
24th minute - Morgan fields a kick from Louwrens and sparks an attack through Barrett. Hurricanes win a penalty centimetres out from the tryline and call for a scrum.
23rd minute - Moorby fields a kick inside his 22 and finds touch inside Rebels half.
Rebels win the lineout and maul into Hurricanes half, but Louwrens is harried into a kick into touch on the full.
21st minute - Hurricanes win the lineout and then a penalty on the 22. Barrett points to the posts... and slots it, HUR 10-7
20th minute - Rebels win a lineout in their own half and Gordon kicks into touch on the full to gift an attacking opportunity to the Hurricanes.
19th minute - Hurricanes are penalised for obstruction in the lineout, so Hodge clears for the Rebels.
18th minute - Rebels are penalised at the lineout for playing the jumper in the air. Barrett looks to the corner again.
17th minute - Hurricanes shift right and win a penalty for a late tackle. Barrett kicks to the 22.
16th minute - Rebels steal a lineout throw from Coles and go back on attack, but they lose the ball and Savea storms away.
15th minute - Ioane carries the ball over halfway for the Rebels and they shift left, entering the 22, despite a clear knockon. Walker-Leawere wins a clearing penalty at the breakdown.
13th minute - TRY to Ardie Savea
Big shove from the Hurricanes wins a penalty advantage and Savea powers over the line. Doleman asks Savea if he got it, but will check anyway.
Savea is held up initially, but eventually grounds the ball. No clear evidence to overrule the onfield ruling of try.
Barrett converts, 7-7
12th minute - Hurricanes win the lineout through Savea and they build some phases, but Roigard uses the referee as interference to score. Doleman brings him back for an attacking scrum.
11th minute - Hurricanes have penalty advantage from the scrum and Roigard kicks ahead for Rayasi, but its run into touch in the corner. Advantage over.
Ninth minute - Rebels on attack and Ioane chips ahead, but Ardie Savea has it covered and powers towards the 22. Julian Savea kicks deep to the Rebels 22, where the home team spills the ball.
Eighth minute - Hurricanes are penalised again and Doleman warns Ardie Savea about the presistent infringements.
Rebels win an attacking lineout and maul towards the line, but Blackwell comes through and steals the ball for Morgan to clear.
Sixth minute - Rebels win their scrum and enter Hurricanes half, where the defensive team is offside.
Fifth minute - From the kickoff, Hurricanes run the ball into Rebels half, but Lomax can't handle a pass out in front of him.
Third minute - Rebels win the lineout and maul towards the line. Wilkin burrows over at the second attempt to open scoring and Hodge converts, REB 7-0
Second minute - Rebels win the lineout, drive into the 22 and win a penalty advantage. Ili kicks behind the defence, but they come back for the penalty.
Hodge kicks to the corner.
First minute - James Doleman refereeing tonight, Hurricanes kick off and Gordon clears towards halfway for the Rebels.
Hurricanes win a lineout, but Moorby is driven back in a tackle and penalised. Hodge kicks to touch inside the Hurricanes 22.
*****
Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Super Rugby Pacific clash between the Hurricanes and Rebels at Melbourne.
The Wellington side got their season off to the ideal start, overrunning Queensland Reds in their opening game to grab early trans-Tasman bragging rights over the Aussies.
Tonight, they get a chance to double down on the local Melbourne team, reeling from their first-up loss to Western Force.
Hurricanes coach Jason Holland has tweaked his team, bringing All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax into the starting front row, and Brayden Iose and Du'Plessis Kirifi into the loose forwards, with an unchanged backline.
One feature to look out for will be the developing inside-backs relationship between Cam Roigard and Aidan Morgan.
Join us at 10:10pm for kickoff.
TAB Odds: Hurricanes $1.11, Rebels $6, draw $26
Hurricanes: 1-Xavier Numia, 2-Dane Coles, 3-Tyrel Lomax, 4-James Blackwell, 5-Isaia Walker-Leawere, 6-Brayden Iose, 7-Du'Plessis Kirifi, 8-Ardie Savea (c), 9-Cameron Roigard, 10-Aidan Morgan, 11-Salesi Rayasi, 12-Jordie Barrett, 13-Billy Proctor, 14-Julian Savea, 15-Josh Moorby
Reserves: 16-Asafo Aumua, 17-Tevita Mafileo, 18-Owen Franks, 19-Caleb Delany, 20-Peter Lakai, 21-Jamie Booth, 22-Riley Higgins, 23-Harry Godfrey
Rebels: 1-Matt Gibbon, 2-Alex Mafi, 3-Sam Talakai, 4-Josh Canham, 5-Trevor Hosea, 6-Tuiana Taii Tualima, 7-Brad Wilkin (c), 8-Richard Hardwick, 9-Ryan Louwrens, 10-Carter Gordon, 11-Monty Ioane, 12-Stacey Ili, 13-Reece Hodge, 14-Lachie Anderson, 15-Joe Pincus
Reserves: 16-Jordan Uelese, 17-Cameron Orr, 18-Pone Fa'amausili, 19-Angelo Smith, 20-Josh Kemeny, 21-James Tuttle, 22-Lukas Ripley, 23-Nick Jooste
'Just backing myself': Lomax's journey from All Blacks snub to scrum star
Tyrel Lomax's journey from All Blacks snub to starting prop at Twickenham within six months can be credited to just simply backing himself.
Lomax, 26, was a glaring omission from coach Ian Foster's squad for the mid-year series against Ireland, but grabbed his recall with both hands to end the year as the first-choice tighthead.
The Hurricanes front-rower has played 23 tests since his 2018 debut, but has struggled for an extended run in the No.3 jersey.
After several dominant displays in black, including monstrous scrummaging performances against South African and Australia, Lomax seems to have finally found his feet at international level.
He will make his first start of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season, replacing veteran Owen Franks in the front row to play Melbourne Rebels on Friday.
Lomax admits to being too hesitant in his first few years in the All Blacks environment, but his exclusion from the Irish series allowed him time to reflect and find some much-needed belief.
"Just backing myself," he said. "With the All Blacks, I was a little bit stand-offish in my first few years - you just go in there, and try and not put a foot wrong.
"Obviously not making that Irish series, I was able to sit back and have a think about what I needed to do to get back in there.
"Part of that was just going in there and backing myself, not being scared to make mistakes, and putting the consequence away and just play rugby."
Lomax has previously spoken about All Blacks coach Jason Ryan's impact on his game, but he doesn't need to look past his very own Super Rugby side for advice.
The Hurricanes prop will make his first Super Rugby start of the season on Friday. Photo credit: Photosport
With former All Blacks prop Jamie Mackintosh as Hurricanes set-piece coach and 108-test Franks still playing, there are plenty of examples to follow.
"Jamie Mackintosh has been awesome," said Lomax. "He's [only] a few years retired, so he's still fresh and knows how the game's been played at the moment.
"[Just having] Owen around and seeing how he operates has been really good for our front row, who are all quite young, and Jason Ryan's results speak for themselves. He's an awesome coach."
Lomax and the Hurricanes will be eager to continue their unbeaten start to the season, with another win against Australian opposition.
Following their dominant victory over the Reds, they will face a hurting Rebels outfit, after their opening loss to Western Force.
Lomax expects a physical game against a strong Rebels pack, but believes the Hurricanes front row is more than up to the challenge.
TJ Perenara & Tyrel Lomax share a hongi with the All Blacks. Photo credit: Photosport
"Obviously, having that experience coming off the bench helps, so I can just go out there and do my thing, and last as long as I can, and [Franks] can come on and finish the game strong," he said.
"Obviously, we've got Colesy [Dane Coles], who's one of our most-capped Hurricanes, and Xavier [Numia], who's had a really good pre-season and obviously a really good first game. We've got a good starting front row and a good reserve front row.
"They've got a pretty big back and they've got some really good ball-runners in the forwards. We just [have to] meet them and match them in that area, and let our backs do their thing."
