Higginbotham, captain of the Rebels has been awarded the Man of the Match award with an outstanding performance. Through his support play and ability to turnover crucial ball his performance allowed him to stand out above the rest. Well deserved

Full time and the Rebels have beaten the Waratahs for the first time. The Rebels with a solid defence and superb attack play allow them come out on top. Rebels are the on form team at the moment after beating the Stormers last week and the Waratahs today, this now sees them advance to 11th place in the table.

Alleluia!

McKibbin misses a 77 minute kick at posts which could prove to be critical

Match fact:
The Rebels have never beaten the Waratahs.

Woodward made a break and ran 50 metres before being taken down before the line. The ball is set up and 9 phases later a wide pass to English sees him score his second try of the night. Woodward being tired after his break pulls the conversion wide. Rebels back in front

The Waratahs looked to increase their lead through 22 phases of play in the Rebels 22 however another crucial turnover by Phipps allows skipper Higganbotham to clear their line.

It seems to have been all Rebels for the past 10 minutes. Numerous phases of play have allowed them to level the scoreline which will make for a great last 20 minutes

53 mins Possession stats.
60% Waratahs
40% Rebels

Barnes sends one over the bar to extend the Waratahs lead to 6 points.