Rebels still adjusting to life in the lead

Melbourne Rebels say they need to quickly adjust to the unfamiliar role of front-runners, which contributed to their upset Super Rugby loss to the Lions.



The Rebels looked to have control of the AAMI Park match on Friday only for the Lions to score a try with two minutes remaining and steal the heart-breaking win.

The home side dominated the South Africans in all the right statistics, before surrendering a 10-point lead to fall 20-16.



Melbourne followed a similar pattern the previous round against the Western Force but were able then to hold on.

As last year's wooden-spooners, the m…