The Hurricanes thumped the Melbourne Rebels 50-19 at AAMI Park in Melbourne tonight.
FULLTIME - HURRICANES 50 REBELS 19
The Rebels ran out of puff against the visitors. Ben Lam was sensational for the Hurricanes as he picked up four tries in the match.
79 mins - HURRICANES 50 REBELS 19
FOUR TRIES! Ben Lam scores his fourth of the night after another mistake from the Rebels.
Ihaia West misses his shot at goal from out wide.
77 mins - HURRICANES 45 REBELS 19
NO TRY! Ihaia West puts on a pin point cross field kick to Julian Savea who makes a safe catch. He charges down the right edge and tries to offload the ball five metres out from the tryline but he loses control of the ball. The Rebels have a feed into the scrum five metres out of their own goal line.
70 mins - HURRICANES 45 REBELS 19
HAT TRICK! Jamie Booth opts for a quick tap off a penalty and he passes the ball to Hurricanes winger Ben Lam who dots down the left edge to score his third try of the match.
Ihaia West's kick at goal hits the uprights.
66 mins - HURRICANES 40 REBELS 19
YELLOW CARD! The Rebels are down to 14 players after Bill Meakes goes to the bin for a professional foul for not releasing a player in the tackle.
61 mins - HURRICANES 40 REBELS 19
TRY! Ngani Laumape powers over to finish off a great team try for the Hurricanes, he bumps off Rebels defenders Jack Maddocks and Will Genia on his way to the try-line.
Beauden Barrett lands his kick at goal.
59 mins - HURRICANES 33 REBELS 19
TURNOVER! Gareth Evans comes up with relieving turnover and the Rebels are penalised for not releasing the ball in the tackle.
56 mins - HURRICANES 33 REBELS 19
Jack Maddocks' clearance kick goes out on a full and the Hurricanes have a lineout just inside the Rebels' 40. The Hurricanes have all the momentum and the home side a struggling to get themselves back into this match.
49 mins - HURRICANES 33 REBELS 19
TRY! TJ Perenara ignites the attack for the Hurricanes with a tap and go off a penalty on his own 40m line. He makes a great break up field before passing the ball to Jordie Barrett on the Rebels' 22m line. The Hurricanes spin the ball out to the right and Gareth Evans tucks the ball under his arm and sprints over to score for the Canes. An awesome long range try for the visitors.
Beauden Barrett misses his shot at goal from out wide.
44 mins - HURRICANES 28 REBELS 19
THREE! The Rebels are penalised for not releasing the ball in the ruck and Beauden Barrett converts his shot at goal from 41 metres out for the Hurricanes.
40 mins - HURRICANES 25 REBELS 19
And we are back underway! The Rebels kick off deep to the Hurricanes.
HALFTIME - HURRICANES 25 REBELS 19
The Rebels will be disappointed with the final six minutes of the first spell with the Hurricanes running in two tries to retake the lead. Ben Lam has been excellent on the left wing scoring two tries for the Hurricanes. The Canes' forwards did exceptionally well to push the Rebels back off their own feed to the scrum in the final minute of the first half and secured themselves a five metre scrum which Beauden Barrett ended up scoring off.
40 mins - HURRICANES 25 REBELS 19
TRY! Beauden Barrett shows his class dummying on the inside before going over to score untouched under the goal posts just before the break.
Barrett converts his own try from in front of the posts.
34 mins - HURRICANES 18 REBELS 19
TRY! Beauden Barrett tries out a cross field kick inside his own 22 and no one attempts to catch the ball and it bounces up perfectly for the Canes left winger. Ben Lam regathers the ball and sprints away to score under the posts pushing off his opposite Marika Koroibete.
Beaden Barrett lands his kick at goal from out wide and the Hurricanes now trail by one-point.
33 mins - HURRICANES 11 REBELS 19
THREE! Beauden Barrett narrows the gap and lands his penalty kick at goal from in front of the goal posts.
30 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 19
TRY! Hurricanes hooker Ricky Riccitelli looked to have come up with a try saving tackle forcing the Rebels' midfielder Bill Meakes to lose control of the ball. But the TMO rules Riccitelli knocked the ball down and back for the Rebels. Melbourne lock Matt Philip regathered the ball and dived over the try-line and the Rebels get their first five-pointer of the match.
Jack Debreczeni slots his kick at goal from out wide.
25 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 12
THREE! Jack Debreczeni slots an easy penalty kick at goal and extends the Rebels' lead. The Hurricanes have been warned by the ref, the next penalty could lead to a man in the bin.
21 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 9
THREE! Jack Debreczeni gives his side the lead with an easy shot at goal after the Hurricanes were penalised for diving into the ruck off their feet.
17 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 6
SPOT TACKLE! Ben Lam makes a solid tackle on Bill Meakes and stops the Rebels from getting into a good try scoring position. Hurricanes' number eight Gareth Evans earns his side a penalty with the Rebels penalised for not releasing the ball in the tackle.
14 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 6
THREE! The Rebels double their score with a successful penalty kick at goal by Jack Debreczeni.
14 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 3
NO TRY! Beauden Barrett gets a stunning intercept and goes to score under the goal posts but the referee calls him back and says centre Vince Aso was offside.
11 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 3
TRY! An excellent try from the Hurricanes down the left hand corner by winger Ben Lam. The Hurricanes came up with a superb turnover and Beauden Barrett and his brother Jordie Barrett realise the space out wide. They spread it to Lam who dots down in the corner.
Beauden Barrett miss his shot at goal from the sideline.
5 mins - HURRICANES 3 REBELS 3
THREE! Jack Debreczeni levels the scores after the Hurricanes are penalised for an offside play. The Melbourne Rebels looking dangerous on attack show real intent with the ball carries. Rebels' number eight Amanaki Mafi made a great run before his side was awarded a penalty.
2 mins - HURRICANES 3 REBELS 0
THREE! Beauden Barrett converts a successful penalty kick from in front of the goal posts after the Rebels were penalised for an offside play.
HURRICANES 0 REBELS 0
KICK-OFF!
And we are underway! Beauden Barrett kicks long off to the Rebels.
PRE-MATCH:
The Hurricanes will look to keep their winning streak alive as they face the Super Rugby table toppers the Melbourne Rebels.
The Rebels have lost their last five clashes to the Hurricanes.
Hurricanes have stuck to a similar team line-up to the side that defeated the Highlanders last week in Wellington.
TEAMS:
Rebels: Jack Maddocks, Tom English, Reece Hodge, Bill Meakes, Marika Koroibete, Jack Debreczeni, Will Genia, Amanaki Mafi, Angus Cottrell, Lopeti Timani, Adam Coleman, Matt Philip, Jermaine Ainsley, Anaru Rangi, Tetera Faulkner.
Reserves: Jordan Uelese, Ben Daley, Sam Talakai, Ross Haylett-Petty, Colby Fainga’a, Richard Hardwick, Michael Ruru, Sefanaia Naivalu.
Hurricanes: Jordie Barrett, Juilan Savea, Vince Aso, Ngani Laumape, Ben Lam, Beauden Barrett, TJ Perenara, Gareth Evans, Sam Henwood, Brad Shields, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Ben May, Ricky Riccitelli, Chris Eves.
Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Fraser Armstrong, Jeff Toomaga-Allen, Michael Fatialofa, Reed Prinsep, Jamie Booth, Ihaia West, Wes Goosen.
25 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 12
30 mins - HURRICANES 8 REBELS 19
34 mins - HURRICANES 18 REBELS 19
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