Rebels keep winning formula
Rebels coach Tony McGahan has named an unchanged side for his team's final match of the Super Rugby season, against the Western Force in Melbourne on Friday.
McGahan has kept faith in the same players that beat the Bulls last week, as he looks to steer his side to a fifth straight home victory.
"I was very pleased with the efforts of the entire squad last Saturday, to secure a tough win against a quality Bulls side," McGahan said.
"It was a relatively easy decision to retain the same line-up for Saturday, in what will be another big test for our group.
"We are determined to secure a positive result to finish the season on a good note and take momentum into 2016."
Rebels captain Scott Higginbotham (Japan) and Paul Alo-Emile (France) will be departing Melbourne at the end of the season, and McGahan said their teammates are determined to send them out on a positive note.
"We all want to win the final match of the campaign, and with some fantastic team men departing that desire only intensifies. We're also aware, however, that our opposition will have the same focus, so we'll need to be at our best to successful on Friday.
Rebels: 15 Mike Harris, 14 Bryce Hegarty, 13 Dom Shipperley, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Cam Crawford, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Nic Stirzaker, 8 Scott Higginbotham (captain), 7 Colby Fainga'a, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Pat Leafa, 1 Toby Smith.
Replacements: 16 Tom Sexton, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Tim Metcher, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Scott Fuglistaller, 21 Jordy Reid, 22 Ben Meehan, 23 Tom English.
Date: Friday, June 12
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-off: 19.40 (17.40 AWST; 09.40 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assistant referees: James Leckie (Australia), Ed Martin (Australia)
TMO: Peter Marshall (Australia)
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A big weekend of farewells for #REBvFOR headlined by Melbourne Rebels captain Scott Higginbotham!Hear from him, Luke Jones and Western Force skipper Matt Hodgson as they prepare for their final game of the year!
Posted by Super Rugby AUS on Wednesday, 10 June 2015
