Eddie's ruthless message for winless Aussie club

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Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has urged the Rebels to find a slayer instinct arsenic the Melbourne nine searches for the archetypal triumph of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

And the Waratahs person regained the services of a Wallabies prop for Friday night's Australian derby astatine AAMI Park.

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Poihipi scores 'quickest effort of all-time'

CHIEFS vs HIGHLANDERS successful Hamilton, Friday 5.05pm AEDT

CHIEFS: Shaun Stevenson, Emoni Narawa, Alex Nankivell, Rameka Poihipi, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Damian McKenzie, Brad Weber (co-c), Luke Jacobson, Sam Cane (co-c), Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Tupou Vaa'i, Brodie Retallick, John Ryan, Samisoni Taukei'aho, Aidan Ross

Reserves: Bradley Slater, Ollie Norris, George Dyer, Samipeni Finau, Pita Gus Sowakula, Cortez Ratima, Josh Ioane, Daniel Rona

HIGHLANDERS (15-1): Freddie Burns, Martin Bogado, Josh Timu, Thomas Umaga-Jensen, Mosese Dawai, Mitch Hunt, Aaron Smith, Hugh Renton, James Lentjes (c), Shannon Frizell, Josh Dickson, Pari Pari Parkinson, Jermaine Ainsley, Rhys Marshall, Ethan de Groot

Reserves: Leni Apisai, Ayden Johnstone, Saula Ma'u, Fabian Holland, Sean Withy, Kemara Hauiti-Parapara, Fetuli Paea, Connor Garden-Bachop

Referee: Paul Williams

Donaldson finishes classy NSW try

MELBOURNE REBELS vs NSW WARATAHS successful Melbourne, Friday 7.35pm AEDT

Honourable losses are nary longer bully capable for the winless Rebels, according to Wallabies manager Eddie Jones.

The Melbourne nine gave the Hurricanes an almighty scare successful Super Round earlier falling to a 39-33 nonaccomplishment astatine AAMI Park.

"We've got to bushed them. That's not bully capable for us," Jones told the ABC.

"We request to bushed the New Zealand sides. The Rebels, they hung successful the game, they could person got blown close out. At 1 stage, they looked similar they were going to get blown out. You request to commencement the crippled with that strength against the New Zealand sides.

"You can't fto them get connected top. That's what we privation to spot going forward. We privation to spot our players dominating the New Zealand players."

Rebels manager Kevin Foote has made 3 changes to his starting XV with Nick Jooste, Cabous Eloff and Josh Kemeny replacing Joe Pincus (quad), Sam Talakai (concussion) and Tuiana Taii Tualima (benched).

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Meanwhile, Waratahs manager Darren Coleman has made conscionable 1 alteration to his run-on side, with Wallabies prop Harry Johnson-Holmes coming successful for Archer Holz astatine tighthead.

There is nary country successful the 23 for large names Tolu Latu and Nemani Nadolo portion Test guardant Ned Hanigan is connected the seat aft recovering from a genu injury.

"The Rebels had a truly spirited 2nd fractional past week against a beardown Hurricanes team, truthful we cognize we are going to person to enactment successful an 80 infinitesimal show this week if we're going to get a result," Coleman said.

"They had a beardown location assemblage down them past Friday which took them to different level, truthful we're nether nary illusions that we're going down into a hostile environment."

REBELS (15-1): Nick Jooste, Lachie Anderson, Reece Hodge, Stacey Ili, Monty Ioane, Carter Gordon, Ryan Louwrens, Richard Hardwick, Brad Wilkin (c), Josh Kemeny, Trevor Hosea, Josh Canham, Cabous Eloff, Alex Mafi, Matt Gibbon

Reserves: Jordan Uelese, Cameron Orr, Pone Fa'amausili, Tuiana Taii Tualima, Vaiolini Ekuasi, James Tuttle, Lukas Ripley, David Feliuai

WARATAHS (15-1): Ben Donaldson, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Izaia Perese, Lalakai Foketi, Max Jorgensen, Tane Edmed, Jake Gordon (c), Langi Gleeson, Michael Hooper, Lachie Swinton, Hugh Sinclair, Jed Holloway, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Dave Porecki, Tom Lambert

Reserves: Mahe Vailanu, Te Tera Faulkner, Daniel Botha, Taleni Seu, Ned Hanigan, Charlie Gamble, Teddy Wilson, Ben Dowling

Referee: Angus Gardner

Swinton smashed by Drua defence

FIJIAN DRUA vs CRUSADERS successful Lautoka, Saturday 2.35pm AEDT

DRUA (TBC)

CRUSADERS (TBC)

Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Captain makes pharynx slitting motion aft heated scuffle

HURRICANES vs BLUES successful Wellington, Saturday 5.05pm AEDT

HURRICANES (TBC)

BLUES (TBC)

Referee: Nic Berry

'Biggest people ever' successful Reds history

ACT BRUMBIES vs QUEENSLAND REDS successful Canberra, Saturday 7.35pm AEDT

BRUMBIES (TBC)

REDS (TBC)

Referee: James Doleman

Force fumble opens doorway for Reds

WESTERN FORCE vs MOANA PASIFIKA successful Perth, Saturday 10pm AEDT

FORCE (TBC)

MOANA (TBC)

Referee: Jordan Way

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