Century up for Rebels prop
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Veteran Melbourne Rebels loosehead prop Nic Henderson will play his 100th Super Rugby match when his side clash with the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday.
Henderson is joined in the front row by Jono Owen this week, with the tighthead making his first start for the Rebels since joining the team from the Brumbies.
The only other change to the pack is at flank, where Luke Jones returns having serves his two-week suspension. Jones will start at blindside, with Tim Davidson shifting to the other side of the scrum and Michael Lipman missing out altogether.
The backline is unchanged for the third week in a row, with Kurtley Beale running the show from flyhalf.
On the bench both Tom Chamberlain and Richard Kingi return, having both recovered from injury.
"The Hurricanes are a very attacking team and are the third highest in points scoring in Super Rugby this season. They'll really test our defence this week," Rebels coach Damien Hill said.
Rebels: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Mark Gerrard, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Lachlan Mitchell, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve (captain), 7 Tim Davidson, 6 Luke Jones, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Cadeyrn Neville, 3 Jono Owen, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Rodney Blake, 18 Alister Campbell, 19 Tom Chamberlain, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Stirling Mortlock, 22 James Hilgendorf.
Date: Saturday, May 26
Venue: Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 17.30 (05.30 GMT)
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Mike Fraser (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
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