Rebels 24-29 Reds: Samu Kerevi scores last-minute winner
By AFP
Last Updated: 13/05/17 3:08pm
Skipper Samu Kerevi scored a last-minute try to grab a thrilling 29-24 victory for the Reds over the Rebels in Melbourne.
Kerevi's second try clinched a bonus-point victory after the threatened Rebels had fought back from 17-9 down at half-time to draw level at 24-24 with 10 minutes left.
The Reds scored five tries to two to stay alive for the finals but found it difficult to put away the Rebels, whose place in next year's competition is still to be decided.
The Reds' win pushed them above the Waratahs into second place in the Australian conference and three points behind the Brumbies, who lost at home to the Lions on Friday.
The win was the first for the Reds on the road since an 18-17 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on April 18, 2015, while they last won in Melbourne in 2014.
But it was a hard-won victory with rugby league convert winger Marika Koroibete crashing over in the corner to level the scores in the 70th minute.
Reece Hodge's goal-kicking kept the Rebels in the contest and he finished with a conversion and four penalties.
Former Rebel Scott Higginbotham also scored his 36th try, a record haul for a forward in Super Rugby.
