{"id":9234,"date":"2012-03-23T15:25:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T13:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-rebels-survive-force-onslaught-to-snap-losing-streak\/"},"modified":"2012-03-23T15:25:25","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T13:25:25","slug":"rugby-rebels-survive-force-onslaught-to-snap-losing-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-rebels-survive-force-onslaught-to-snap-losing-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Rebels survive Force onslaught to snap losing streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">March 23<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; The Melbourne Rebels held on<br \/>\ndesperately to edge Western Force 30-29 and break a 12-match<br \/>\nlosing streak in their Super Rugby match on Friday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Rebels charged out to a 21-0 lead by the 22nd minute at<br \/>\nhome but trailed 29-27 with eight minutes to play as the Force<br \/>\nratcheted up the pressure with two second-half tries.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mark Gerrard slotted home a penalty in the 73rd minute to<br \/>\nsnatch back the lead and the Rebels defended grimly to notch up<br \/>\ntheir first win of the season after being denied the previous<br \/>\nweek by an 81st-minute try against the Cheetahs.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a great feeling,&#8221; said Rebels captain Gareth Delve.<br \/>\n&#8220;It was a bit of a hairy moment right there at the end, a bit of<br \/>\ndeja vu&#8230; To get the win means a lot to us and we can kick on<br \/>\nfrom here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Rebels stunned the Perth-based Force with three early<br \/>\ntries, the first from outside centre Lachlan Mitchell who<br \/>\nbustled over by the right post in the eighth minute after<br \/>\nreceiving a sharp, flat pass from flyhalf Danny Cipriani a few<br \/>\nmetres from the line.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bullocking inside centre Lloyd Johansson got the Rebels&#8217;<br \/>\nsecond seven minutes later, bursting through the line with a<br \/>\ndeft sidestep after linking up with fullback Julian Huxley.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gerrard received after a turnover deep in defence and burned<br \/>\ndown the right touchline to set up the Rebels&#8217; third, the winger<br \/>\ngiving two defenders the slip before steering a neat pass inside<br \/>\nto the charging Cipriani who bolted 40 metres to cross beneath<br \/>\nthe posts.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cipriani appeared to injure a hamstring during his dash over<br \/>\nthe line and came off soon after, stalling the Rebels&#8217; momentum.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Force captain David Pocock capitalised on a howling mistake<br \/>\nby winger Cooper Vuna, who toe-poked a loose ball near the<br \/>\ntry-line that the flanker simply scooped up and crossed for the<br \/>\nsoftest of tries.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 23 (Reuters) &#8211; The Melbourne Rebels held on desperately to edge Western Force 30-29 and break a 12-match losing streak in their Super Rugby match on Friday. 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