HURRICANES V REBELS

■The Hurricanes have won eight of their nine Super Rugby matches against the Rebels (L1) and have on their last eight meetings on the bounce; they have scored 44 points per game in those wins.

■ The Hurricanes have won all five of their previous home games against the Rebels by an average margin of 33 points per game; indeed, only once in that period have they conceded 20 points or more in a game.

■The Hurricanes have won their last three consecutive home games in Super Rugby Pacific by a combined score of 150-34, including a 67-5 win in their last home game – their second biggest ever home win in a Super Rugby game.

■ The Rebels have lost their last eight straight Super Rugby games against NZ teams by an average of 24 points per game; their last win against a NZ team came away to the Highlanders in Round 5, 2020.

■Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes) has made 129 carries in 2022, the most by any back and the second most of any player overall (Harry Wilson – 156 for Queensland Reds).

■Reece Hodge (Rebels) has conceded 22 turnovers this season; only the Hurricanes’ Jordie Barrett (24) and Crusaders’ Will Jordan (24)have logged more in the campaign.

LINE UP:

Hurricanes: Tevita Mafileo, Dane Coles, Tyrel Lomax, James Blackwell, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Blake Gibson, Du’Plessis Kirifi, TK Howden, TJ Perenara, Aidan Morgan, Salesi Rayasi, Jordie Barrett, Billy Proctor, Julian Savea, Ruben Love.

Reserves: Asafo Aumua, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Owen Franks, Scott Scrafton, Caleb Delany, Jamie Booth, Jackson Garden-Bachop, Wes Goosen.

Head Coach: Jason Holland

Rebels: Matt Gibbon, Jordan Uelese, Pone Faamausili, Matt Philip (vc), Robert Leota, Michael Wells (c), Brad Wilkin, Tamati Ioane, James Tuttle, Carter Gordon, Glen Vaihu, Matt To’omua, Andrew Kellaway, George Worth, Reece Hodge (vc)

Reserves: James Hanson, Cameron Orr, Cabous Eloff, Josh Canham, Richard Hardwick, Joe Powell, Lukas Ripley, Nick Jooste

Head Coach: Kevin Foote

- super.rugby