As it happened: Super Rugby - Crusaders vs Melbourne Rebels

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80th minute: Crusaders 55 Rebels 10
TRY to Crusaders! Mataele picks up a loose ball inside his own half and no-one catches him with that head-start.

That's his eighth try for the season and his team's sixth try of the second half, where the Crusaders outscored the Rebels 42-0.

Brilliant performance from the Cantabs.

79th minute: Crusaders 48 Rebels 10
Taylor makes a break and interpassing in the shadow of the posts sees Crockett across for a rare try. Hunt converts.

75th minute: Crusaders 41 Rebels 10
Havili is down for the count, after clashing heads with Hodge. He's being led off for an HIA, replaced by Mounga.

70th minute: Crusaders 41 Rebels 10
Mataele replaces Goodhue.

66th minute: Crusaders 41 Rebels 10
TRY to Crusaders! From the kickoff, Whitelock charges upfield, with Todd beside him.

Hall is charging up an inside line and has a straight 30-metre run to the line for the try. Hunt converts.

64th minute: Crusaders 34 Rebels 10
TRY to Crusaders! Hunt gathers the ball deep in his own half and sets Tamanivalu loose down the right touchline.

He runs and bumps off defenders, and finally offloads to Samu in support. Tamanivalu has been amazing tonight.

Hunt converts and this is a blowout now.

59th minute: Crusaders 27 Rebels 10
From a midfield penalty, Hunt kicks to the corner and fails to find touch, but Bridge follows up to charge down a clearing kick and keep the Crusaders on attack.

57th minute: Crusaders 27 Rebels 10
Mounga also leaves the game, replaced by Mitch Hunt.

55th minute: Crusaders 27 Rebels 10
Bryn Hall replaces Drummond. Tamanivalu is called for a head-high tackle.

51st minute: Crusaders 27 Rebels 10
Try to Crusaders! They are driving towards the posts and from the breakdown, Drummond finds Goodhue runing on a nice angle to score.

Mounga converts and suddenly the Crusaders going better than a point a minute in the second half.

49th minute: Crusaders 20 Rebels 10
Makalio and Franks are replaced by Taylor and Alaalatoa.

44th minute: Crusaders 20 Rebels 10
TRY to the Crusaders! Rebels are penalised at the breakdown and Mounga kicks to the corner.

From the lineout, they drive towards the post, gain an advantage from a knock-on in a tackle and Mounga again kicks the right sideline. Tamanivalu claims the ball in the air and in-passes to Makalio for his second tonight.

Mounga converts.

43rd minute: Crusaders 13 Rebels 10
Crusaders dominate the Rebels again at scrum time and win a relieving penalty after the kick-off. Havili rejoins his team on the field.

40th minute: Crusaders 13 Rebels 10
The Crusaders forwards dominate their counterparts at a midfield scrum and from the penalty, Mounga slots the goal to send his side into halftime with the lead.

Miraculously, the Rebels have missed 24 tackles over the opening 40 minutes and are still in the contest.

39th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 10
The Rebels lose Genia, who has been hobbled by a thigh strain for about 15 minutes. He's replaced by Michael Ruru, but that's a big loss.

34th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 10
Drummond tries to atone for his blunder with a break upfield and when he is cornered, he finds Barrett charging up in support.

The lock rolls over the line in a tackle, but before he can force, Hodge manages to prise the ball out of his grasp and the try is disallowed after video review.

34th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 10
Seconds after Todd rejoins the action, the Crusaders are back down to 14 men, when Havili is pinged for lying on the wrong side of a tackle.

33rd minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 10
TRY to the Rebels! The Crusaders seem to have effected a turnover, but then the ball comes back to Drummond, it slips out of his grasp and Hodge picks it up to dash to the line. It's converted and we're locked up.

Todd returns to the field.

27th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 3
From the attacking scrum, Mafi charges from the back, but the Crusaders defence is tremendous and the Rebels knock on. Hodges returns.

25th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 3
From the lineout, the Rebels rumble again and the forwards get over the line, only to be forced back. Five-metre scrum.

24th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 3
Barrett collapses a maul as the Rebels roll towards the line. He's penalised, but didn't we just see Liam Messam binned and a penalty try awarded against the Chiefs?

23rd minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 3
Genia makes a break and when he passes to support, Todd commits a deliberate knock-on and ref Nick Briant sends him to the sideline for 10 minutes. Both teams are now a man short.

17th minute: Crusaders 10 Rebels 3
TRY to Crusaders! Crotty makes a break down the left touchline and when the ball spins right, Samu stumbles to within a few metres of the line for Makalio to finish.

16th minute: Crusaders 5 Rebels 3
From the lineout, the Crusaders spin the ball, but Hodge stick out his hand to stop the movement and is sin-binned for a deliberate knockdown.

14th minute: Crusaders 5 Rebels 3
Mafi takes the ball off the back of the scrum and charges towards the line. The Crusaders defence smother him and win the penalty for not releasing.

12th minute: Crusaders 5 Rebels 3
Cottrell charges down a clearing kick from Crotty and kicks towards the Crusaders line. Tamanivalu prevents him from scoring, but Goodhue and Debreczeni continue the chase, and video replays show Goodhue touched down first - just.

Five-metre scrum for the Rebels.

Ninth minute: Crusaders 5 Rebels 3
TRY to Crusaders! They really put some pressure on the Rebels defence, which is penalised again.

From the quick tap, the ball is thrown wide right to Tamanivalu, who is over in the corner. Mounga can't convert from the sideline.

Sixth minute: Crusaders 0 Rebels 3
Crusaders gain an immediate opportunity to draw even when Mafi is ruled ahead of his kicker, without withdrawing. Mounga kicks to the corner for an attacking lineout.

Third minute: Crusaders 0 Rebels 3
Taufua is penalised for offside at a breakdown and the Rebels take an early chance to claim the lead. Debreczeni slots the kick.

First minute: Crusaders 0 Rebels 0
Crusaders kick off, but have the ball back from a Rebels defensive clearance. They immediately start building phases - 11 before knocking on.

Pre-match
Kia ora, good evening...

Welcome to AAMI Park in Melbourne for tonight's Super Rugby clash between the Chiefs and Jaguares.

Richie Mo'unga returns from injury for Crusaders clash with Melbourne Rebels

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Rebels

1. Fereti Sa’aga, 2. Anaru Rangi, 3. Sam Talakai, 4. Geoff Parling, 5.  Adam Coleman, 6. Angus Cottrell, 7. Colby Fainga’a, 8. Amanaki Mafi, 9. Will Genia, 10. Jack Debreczeni,, 11.  Marika Koroibete, 12. Billy Meakes, 13. Reece Hodge, 14. Sefa Naivalu, 15. Jack Maddocks

Substitutes: 16. Nathan Charles, 17. Tetera Faulkner, 18. Jermaine Ainsley, 19. Matt Philip, 20. Lopeti Timani, 21. Michael Ruru, 22. Tom English, 23. Semisi Tupou

Crusaders

1. Wyatt Crockett, 2. Andrew Makalio,, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Scott Barrett, 5. Sam Whitelock (c), 6. Pete Samu, 7. Matt Todd, 8. Jordan Taufua, 9. Mitchell Drummond, 10. Richie Mo’unga, 11. George Bridge, 12. Ryan Crotty, 13. Jack Goodhue, 14. Seta Tamanivalu, 15. David Havili

Substitutes: 16. Codie Taylor, 17. Harry Allan, 18. Michael Alaalatoa, 19. Mitchell Dunshea, 20. Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, 21. Bryn Hall, 22. Mitch Hunt, 23. Manasa Mataele

Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Will Houston (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
TMO: Ian Smith (Australia)