Meakes kicks for the corner to pin the Force to their 22m.

Early free kick to Rebels and Naisarani takes it quickly

Clever play from the Force early on. McGregor chips over the top for Kahui inside his 22m but the veteran centre fumbles

Rebels will get us underway

Wallabies number 8 Isi Naisarani is set to earn his 50th Super Rugby cap today

Melbourne Rebels Head Coach Dave Wessels has named Bristol Bears flyer Tom Pincus to make his Super Rugby debut on the right wing, replacing an injured Dane Haylett-Petty.

Force legend Pek Cowan has been named for his first Super Rugby AU appearance after amassing 130 caps for the side during Super Rugby.

Hello and welcome to the Leichhardt Oval for the start of Round 5 in Super Rugby AU. The Western Force are at 'home' again as they host the Melbourne Rebels. The Force showed positive signs last week but in the end they were their own worst enemy against a lackluster Brumbies team. They will want to thing around this week, but firstly getting on the board and hopefully take it further by getting a first win against an inconsistent Rebels team. The Force will take a positive that they last beat the Rebels the last time they met. However the Rebels lead the H2H with 10 wins to 5. The Rebels come into this game on the back of a very impressive away win over the Waratahs. Rebels will be favorites but the Force will feel they have an opportunity.