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Hurricanes named to face Rebels in Super Round Melbourne

The Hurricanes have named their side to take on the Melbourne Rebels at Super Round Melbourne this Friday at 10:10pm NZT.  

Super Round Melbourne will feature all 12 Super Rugby Pacific teams competing in a 3-day, 6-match trans-Tasman rivalry.  

The team sees just three changes to the run-on team that beat the Reds in a last weekend's 13-47 victory in Townsville.  

In the front row, All Black Tyrel Lomax comes in at tighthead, lining up with last week’s starters, Xavier Numia and Dane Coles. 

In the loose forwards, Manawatū Turbos captain, Brayden Iose, comes in at blindside, replacing the injured Devan Flanders. Joining him is Wellington captain, Du’Plessis Kirifi at openside, with talented teen Peter Lakai providing impact from the bench. 

"We were really happy with how Pete [Lakai] went last week. 

“We're really happy with his performance. He’ll have a different role off the bench this weekend, and the beauty of having hardly anything between these guys, in certain positions, is that we've got every confidence in them to get the job done. 

“Dupes [Du’Plessis Kirifi] is a quality player and we’ve created a lot of competition in that space. Dupes get his chance to start this week, Pete had a chance to start last week, and they just know that they've got to front week to week to get the jersey the next week,” said Holland.  

Riley Higgins, the only new addition to this week’s 23, will look to make his first run of the season off the bench.   

Tickets for Super Round Melbourne, presented by Fiji Airways, are available from premier.ticketek.com.au. 

Following the match, the team returns home to face the Blues in a doubleheader with the Hurricanes Poua at Sky Stadium on March 11. Tickets available at https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/  

Hurricanes team to take on the Rebels: 
1 Xavier Numia  
2 Dane Coles 
3 Tyrel Lomax 
4 James Blackwell 
5 Isaia Walker-Leawere 
6 Brayden Iose 
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi 
8 Ardie Savea © 
9 Cameron Roigard 
10 Aidan Morgan 
11 Salesi Rayasi 
12 Jordie Barrett 
13 Billy Proctor 
14 Julian Savea 
15 Josh Moorby 

Reserves 
16 Asafo Aumua 
17 Tevita Mafileo 
18 Owen Franks 
19 Caleb Delany 
20 Peter Lakai 
21 Jamie Booth 
22 Riley Higgins 
23 Harry Godfrey 

Unavailable for selection: Ruben Love, Bailyn Sullivan, Daniel Sinkinson, Tyler Laubscher, Reed Prinsep, Peter Umaga-Jensen, Dan Sinkinson, Justin Sangster, Brett Cameron, TJ Perenara, Jacob Devery, Devan Flanders. 

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