Super Rugby AU
Melbourne Rebels vs Western Force

Time Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 5:00 AM
Location McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee Angus Gardner

Melbourne Rebels		Western Force
Eloff78' Haylett-Petty58' Hodge27' Pincus17'	Tries	Stander57' Ready43' Ready39' Taefu19'
Toomua80' Toomua60' Toomua29' Toomua17'	Conversions	Prior58' Prior44'
Toomua25' Toomua23'	Penalty Goals	Prior55' Prior8'

Melbourne Rebels		Western Force
Attack
4	Tries	4
427	Metres	313
102	Carries	91
13	Defenders Beaten	14
5	Clean Breaks	11
141	Passes	154
5	Offloads	9
13	Turnovers Conceded	12
Defence
106	Tackles	118
14	Missed Tackles	13
6	Turnovers Won	6
Kicking
20	Kicks in Play	26
4/4	Conversions	2/4
2/2	Penalty Goals	2/2
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	3
452	Kick From Hand Metres	547
12	In Touch	13
7	Opponent Collection	9
100%	Success	67%
10	Possession Lost	16
1	Possession Retained	0
Breakdown
75	Rucks Won	71
3	Rucks Lost	6
96%	Rucks Success Rate	92%
3	Mauls Won	5
Set Plays
11	Lineouts Won	14
3	Lineouts Lost	0
78%	Lineouts Success Rate	100%
8	Scrums Won	11
0	Scrums Lost	2
100%	Scrums Success Rate	84%
Possession
47%	Possession	53%
38%	First Half	62%
55%	Second Half	45%
81%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	19%
Discipline
13	Penalties Conceded	13
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	2
8	Penalty Conceded Own Half	9

Melbourne Rebels	Western Force
1Cameron Orr	1Pekahou Cowan
2Jordan Uelese	2Andrew Ready
3Jermaine Ainsley	3Kieran Longbottom
4Matt Philip	4Jeremy Thrush
5Trevor Hosea	5Ollie Atkins
6Michael Wells	6Fergus Lee-Warner
7Richard Hardwick	7Brynard Stander
8Isi Naisarani	8Henry Stowers
9James Tuttle	9Ian Prior (C)
10Matt Toomua	10Jono Lance
11Marika Koroibete	11Marcel Brache
12Bill Meakes	12Henry Taefu
13Reece Hodge	13Kyle Godwin
14Tom Pincus	14Byron Ralston
15Dane Haylett-Petty (C)	15Jack McGregor
Substitutes
16Efi Ma'afu	16Heath Tessmann
17Cabous Eloff	17Chris Heiberg
18Matt Gibbon	18Dom Hardman
19Mike Stolberg	19Johan Bardoul
20Brad Wilkin	20Kane Koteka
21Frank Lomani	21Nick Frisby
22Andrew Deegan	22Nick Jooste
23Lachie Anderson	23Jake Strachan
Coaches
David Wessels	Tim Sampson

80	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Matt Toomua kicks the conversion.
80	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
78	Substitution on	Nick Jooste comes on for Western Force.
78	Substitution off	Henry Taefu leaves the field.
78	Try - Close range	Rebels are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Cabous Eloff picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
78	Tackle - Try Saver	Surely there's going to be a try here - but no!!! Chris Heiberg saves the day with a real try saver of a tackle.
77	Player Good Tackles	Brynard Stander has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
74	Yellow card	Fergus Lee-Warner (Western Force) is shown a yellow card.
74	Player Good Tackles	Fergus Lee-Warner has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
73	Substitution on	Efi Ma'afu comes on.
73	Substitution off	Jordan Uelese comes off.
73	Substitution on	Cabous Eloff comes on.
73	Substitution off	Jermaine Ainsley comes off.
72	Clean Break	Trouble here as Richard Hardwick breaches the defence.
71	Substitution on	Jake Strachan comes on.
71	Substitution off	Jack McGregor comes off.
71	Player Good Tackles	Kyle Godwin has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
71	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Nick Frisby getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Ian Prior being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Western Force make a substitution with Johan Bardoul coming on.
71	Substitution off	Western Force make a substitution with Jeremy Thrush coming off.
70	Substitution on	Rebels sub Andrew Deegan comes onto the field.
70	Substitution off	Dane Haylett-Petty departs for Rebels.
70	Substitution on	Dom Hardman comes on for Western Force.
70	Substitution off	Kieran Longbottom leaves the field.
66	Substitution on	Lachie Anderson comes on.
66	Substitution off	Tom Pincus comes off.
64	Substitution on	Chris Heiberg comes on.
64	Substitution off	Pekahou Cowan comes off.
60	Substitution on	Kane Koteka comes on.
60	Substitution off	Henry Stowers comes off.
60	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Heath Tessmann getting some game time.
60	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Andrew Ready being replaced.
60	Yellow card	Byron Ralston (Western Force) is shown a yellow card.
60	Conversion - Kicked	Matt Toomua adds the two points for Rebels.
58	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Marika Koroibete is finished off with a try.
58	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Marika Koroibete bursts through to advance the Rebels attack.
58	Player Good Tackles	Reece Hodge has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
58	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Rebels ends with a try for Dane Haylett-Petty.
58	Conversion - Kicked	Ian Prior does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.
57	Try - Close range	Brynard Stander scores the try from close range.
56	Substitution on	Rebels make a substitution with Mike Stolberg coming on.
56	Substitution off	Rebels make a substitution with Trevor Hosea coming off.
56	Substitution on	Rebels sub Matt Gibbon comes onto the field.
56	Substitution off	Cameron Orr departs for Rebels.
56	Substitution on	Brad Wilkin comes on for Rebels.
56	Substitution off	Michael Wells leaves the field.
56	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Byron Ralston took full advantage.
55	Yellow card	Tom Pincus (Rebels) is shown a yellow card.
55	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Fergus Lee-Warner goes through the gap.
55	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Ian Prior does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
53	Player Good Tackles	Michael Wells has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
53	Player Good Tackles	Isi Naisarani has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
48	Tackle - Try Saver	Try saving tackle made by Fergus Lee-Warner.
48	Tackle - Try Saver	What a tackle there by Henry Taefu as he saves a certain try!.
44	Conversion - Kicked	Ian Prior makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
43	Try - Close range	Western Force are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Andrew Ready touching down.
41	Player Good Tackles	Bill Meakes has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half is underway.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.
40	Conversion - Missed Right	Ian Prior curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
39	Try - Rolling maul	The Western Force pack has powered over for Andrew Ready to score the try.
38	Clean Break	What a run here by Marcel Brache as they gets over the gainline!.
36	Clean Break	Kyle Godwin makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
32	Substitution on	Frank Lomani comes on.
32	Substitution off	James Tuttle comes off.
29	Conversion - Kicked	Matt Toomua converts the try.
27	Try Assist	Cameron Orr played a key part in that try.
27	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Western Force has led to Jono Lance being able to wriggle through a gap.
27	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Rebels is finished off by Reece Hodge.
25	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Matt Toomua makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
23	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Matt Toomua kicks the penalty.
20	Conversion - Missed Right	Ian Prior has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
19	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Jack McGregor.
19	Clean Break	Trouble here as Henry Taefu breaches the defence.
19	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jono Lance bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
19	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Western Force results in a try for Henry Taefu.
17	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Tom Pincus took full advantage.
17	Try Assist	Matt Toomua sets up the try.
17	Conversion - Kicked	Matt Toomua has kicked a conversion.
17	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Rebels leads to a try for Tom Pincus.
8	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Ian Prior has kicked a penalty goal.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Reece Hodge goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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