Melbourne Rebels smash Hurricanes to secure second SupeRugby win!!

With 8 All Blacks in their team you would expect the Wellington Hurricanes to teach the Melbourne Rebels a rugby lesson, similar to that of the Waratahs and the Reds.
This was not the case as the Rebels ran in 6 tries to the Hurricanes 4 for a 42-25 home win. After 17minutes it was business as usual for the struggling Hurricanes as they shot to a 17-0 lead and looked in control. However, come half time, the Rebels had got their game together and leveled matters at 20-20.
The second half proved to be the biggest problem for the Hurricanes as the only added 5 points and conceded 22. The Rebels fought and fought hard for the victory and clearly wanted it more than the Hurricanes. Special mention must go to Jarrod Saffy, Richard Kingi and Nick Phipps who really lead from the front for the Rebels. The Wellington outfit only decided to travel to Melbourne on Thursday instead of traveling earlier in the week to settle in. This does seem a bit out of the norm and I am sure the travel arrangements will change for away games in the future.
The Hurricanes are in serious threat of not qualifying for the play off spots in a few weeks as they keep slipping up to teams they were expecting to take bonus points off.
See game stats on espnscrum.com.
All in all a great performance by the underdog Melbourne Rebels, well done!