Cape Town - The Waratahs scored 16 points in the second half to beat the Rebels 23-20 in a tightly-contested Super Rugby clash in Sydney on Saturday.
Both sides scored two tries each, but it was the hosts who got over the line thanks to a flawless kicking display from flyhalf Bernard Foley, who nailed all five of his shots at goal.
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Scorers:
Waratahs 23 (7)
Tries: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Bernard Foley
Conversions: Foley (2)
Penalties: Foley (3)
Rebels 20 (20)
Tries: Bill Meakes, Reece Hodge
Conversions: Quade Cooper (2)
Penalties: Cooper (2)
Teams:
Waratahs
15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Cam Clark, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Karmichael Hunt, 11 Alex Newsome, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Michael Wells, 7 Michael Hooper (captain), 6 Jack Dempsey, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 Jed Holloway, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Damien Fitzpatrick, 1 Harry Johnson-Holmes.
Substitutes: 16 Andrew Tuala, 17 Rory O’Connor, 18 Chris Talakai, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Will Miller, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Lalakai Foketi, 23 Curtis Rona
Rebels
15 Reece Hodge, 14 Jack Maddocks, 13 Tom English (captain), 12 Billy Meakes, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Isi Naisarani, 7 Richard Hardwick, 6 Luke Jones, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Matt Philip, 3 Jermaine Ainsley, 2 Anaru Rangi, 1 Matt Gibbon
Substitutes: 16 Hugh Roach, 17 Tetera Faulkner, 18 Sam Talakai, 19 Ross Haylett-Petty, 20 Rob Leota, 21 Michael Ruru, 22 Campbell Magnay, 23 Sione Tuipulotu
