FILE PHOTO: Rugby player Quade Cooper of the Melbourne Rebels poses for a photo during an interview in Melbourne, Australia February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ian Ransom
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Melbourne Rebels held off a dogged Queensland Reds side 30-24 in a scrappy Super Rugby contest on Friday to maintain top spot in the Australian Conference.
The Rebels lost flyhalf Quade Cooper to a head-knock early in the second half but tries to winger Marika Koroibete, hooker Anaru Rangi, prop Tetera Faulkner and fullback-captain Dane Haylett-Petty were enough to secure victory on a cold, blustery night at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
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