Melbourne - The Rebels on Friday thumped a 14-man Reds outfit 45-19 in their Australian Super Rugby derby at AAMI Park.
The Reds were dealt a blow when captain Scott Higginbotham was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the ninth minute.
The visitors from Brisbane also lost lock Lukhan Tui to the sin-bin in the first half - which saw them play with 13 men for 10 minutes.
In next weekend’s action, the Reds host the Brumbies in Brisbane (Friday, March 2), while the Rebels are away to the Sunwolwes in Singapore (Saturday, March 3).
Scorers:
Rebels
Tries: Sefanaia Naivalu (2), Tom English, Dane Haylett-Petty (2), Jack Debreczeni (2)
Conversions: Debreczeni (5)
Reds
Tries: Duncan Paia’aua, Samu Kerevi, Chris Feauai-Sautia
Conversions: James Tuttle (2)
Teams:
Rebels
15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Jack Maddocks, 13 Tom English, 12 Reece Hodge, 11 Sefa Naivalu, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Will Genia, 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Angus Cottrell, 6 Lopeti Timani, 5 Adam Coleman (captain), 4 Matt Philip, 3 Jermaine Ainsley, 2 Jordan Uelese, 1 Tetera Faulkner
Substitutes: 16 Anaru Rangi, 17 Fereti Sa’aga, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Ross Haylett-Petty, 21 Michael Ruru, 22 Semisi Tupou, 23 Billy Meakes
Reds
15 Aidan Toua, 14 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 13 Samu Kerevi, 12 Duncan Paia’aua, 11 Eto Nabuli, 10 Jono Lance, 9 James Tuttle, 8 Scott Higginbotham (captain), 7 Adam Korczyk, 6 Caleb Timu, 5 Lukhan Tui, 4 Izack Rodda, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 James Slipper
Substitutes: 16 Alex Mafi, 17 JP Smith, 18 Sef Fa’agase, 19 Kane Douglas, 20 Liam Wright, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Hamish Stewart, 23 Filipo Daugunu
