Highlanders vs Rebels

2022 - 5 - 29

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Recap: Highlanders vs Melbourne Rebels - Super Rugby Pacific (Stuff.co.nz)

The Highlanders lose 31-30 in the Rebels but still secure crucial competition point to qualify for quarterfinal against Blues in Auckland.

Live updates: Super Rugby Pacific - Highlanders v Melbourne ... (Newshub)

Join Newshub from 4pm as the Highlanders look to seal Super Rugby's final playoff spot.

Highlanders sneak into Super Rugby quarters despite Rebels loss (CNA)

The Otago Highlanders set up a Super Rugby quarter-final meeting with the Auckland Blues by the narrowest of margins on Sunday after picking up a losing ...

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Rebels hold on for victory over Highlanders (Rugby.com.au)

Super Rugby Pacific comes down to the final game when the Melbourne Rebels take on the Highlanders at AAMI Park.

Watching on as a team from Perth, the Force rode every moment before the Highlanders moved through to take on the Blues in the quarter-finals. But they were relying on the Rebels to beat the Highlanders in their Sunday afternoon clash at AAMI Park while stopping the visitors collecting a losing bonus point for finishing within seven points. Melbourne have edged the Highlanders 31-30 in their final round clash but the Kiwi team grabbed a bonus point to leapfrog the Western Force into the Super Rugby Pacific finals.

Highlanders steal loss from victory but still make quarter-final (1 News)

The Highlanders blew it against the Rebels in Melbourne but a losing bonus point is enough to put them into the playoffs against the Blues.

Although they did dodge a bullet when Jooste was over the line only for the try to be disallowed for a knock-on by halfback James Tuttle. Regardless, Tony Brown’s men are alive for another week and will present the Blues with a very different challenge to what the Force would have brought. Loose forward Marino Mikaele-Tu’u was also a constant attacking threat on his return from injury.

Highlanders scrape into playoffs to set up daunting test (New Zealand Herald)

The Highlanders became the eighth and final team to seal a playoff place - but only just.

But we know what we're up against next week." "This comp has shown that if you have lapses of judgment and don't quite nail the little things, teams can score. We know we've got a big game up in Auckland but it's bloody exciting." The Blues might just think likewise. The Hurricanes - who finished fifth and now face a trip to Canberra to tackle the Brumbies - wouldn't have won many friends in the deep south as the Force temporarily pushed the Highlanders out of the top eight. The loss meant the Highlanders finished in eighth with four wins from their 14 games, recording 23 competition points and a points differential of plus three, compared to the Force who also had 23 points, but a points differential of minus 117.

Rebels win but the Highlanders' season is still alive (RugbyPass)

Melbourne have edged the Highlanders 31-30 in their final round clash but the Kiwi team grabbed a bonus point to leapfrog the Western Force into the Super ...

But they saw that lead evaporate in the 66th minute when the Highlanders scored their fourth try to go ahead 30-26. The Force did all they could to clinch the eighth spot in the play-offs with a upset win over the finals-bound Hurricanes on Saturday night in Perth. But they were relying on the Rebels to beat the Highlanders in their Sunday afternoon clash at AAMI Park while stopping the visitors collecting a losing bonus point for finishing within seven points.