![]() Hope quickly turned into genuine belief soon after the resumption when Ready rolled his way over the whitewash again from the set-piece as it was now 20 apiece. And six minutes later the loosehead was unlucky not to add a try to his assist on the other sideline, as the TMO adjudged Hodge had obstructed McGregor’s tackle.Ĭrucially for the Force, they would have the final say of the opening half when hooker Ready went over off the back of a lineout drive, giving them hope at 20-13. The Rebels were now purring and further extended the lead when Hodge finished off on the left wing after prop Cameron Orr sent a superb pass to his centre. Toomua responded off the tee, however, on 23 minutes as the Rebels put their noses back in front at 10-8, which became 13-8 when Hardwick pounced again at ruck time. So began the see-saw nature of the game as soon after it was the Force who hit back, Jack McGregor’s well-timed pass seeing Taefu score for an 8-7 lead. ![]() Despite this, the Rebels were beginning to dominate possession and territory and got their reward when Toomua’s pull-back pass sent Pincus under the posts. It should really have been an almost immediate Rebels reply though, but they blew an easy run-in on the blindside as Michael Wells couldn’t hold Matt Toomua’s pass. The Force opened the scoring on nine minutes when Richard Hardwick was penalised for a ruck offence, Ian Prior making no mistake from in front to make it 3-0. Tries from Tom Pincus, Reece Hodge, Dane Haylett-Petty and Eloff saw them prevail, with Henry Taefu, Andrew Ready (2) and Brynard Stander crossing for the Force. Needing to win by four or more points in Newcastle, the Melbourne outfit kept their season alive by the barest of margins as the Waratahs subsequently missed out. A last-minute try from replacement prop Cabous Eloff helped the Rebels secure their place in the Super Rugby AU play-offs as they beat the Force 34-30 on Saturday. ![]()
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