The Rebels tumble at the final hurdle to make the Super Rugby playoffs
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The Melbourne Rebels failed to reach the Super Rugby playoffs following back-to-back disappointing results against New Zealand opposition.
The Rebels had a chance to reach the playoffs despite going down 66-0 to the Crusaders last weekend but they were unable to contain the Chiefs who were lead by captain fantastic Sam Cane.
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The Chiefs were boosted by the return of All Black lock Brodie Retallick who threw everything at it on his return while Shaun Stevenson ran in a hattrick of tries.
The Chiefs controlled proceedings from start to finish and they eventually ran in nine tries to the Rebels’ one.
The win for the Chiefs sees them claim a playoff spot in this season's competition.
Shaun Stevenson led the way with a fantastic hat-trick while their other five-pointers came from Sam Cane, Lachlan Boshier, Sean Wainui, Anton Lienert-Brown, Marty McKenzie and former Rebel Debreczeni who also added six conversions.
The one highlight of the game for the Rebels was Matt Phillip's stellar solo try.
