The Rebels have come to an end, beaten 47-20 by the Hurricanes in the quarterfinals of Super Rugby Pacific.
Rebels wing Lachie Anderson scored a late double four minutes apart from each other, but the game was too far gone, with the Hurricanes bagging five second-half tries to secure an emphatic win.
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Melbourne threw everything at the Hurricanes early on, and unsettled the home side with their rushing defence.
They became the first team this season to stop the Hurricanes scoring a try in the opening 20 minutes, twice holding the home side up over the line with some desperate defence.
However the Rebels' 3-0 lead disappeared four minutes later when prop Pasilio Tosi charged over the line.
Another Rebels penalty closed the gap to 7-6, but twice Carter Gordon failed to find touch with clearing kicks and the Hurricanes went into halftime up 14-6, with centre Joshua Moorby finding a hole to score in the 39th minute.
The Wellington men also struck first in the second half, with All Black centre Jordie Barrett slipping out of a Rob Leota tackle before finding No 8 Brayden Iose.
Two more tries within three minutes meant there was a mountain to climb for the Rebels, with the lead out to 35-6 after 57 minutes.
Anderson finally opened the Rebels' try-scoring account in the 65th minute when he ran on to an off-load from his skipper Leota.
He was in again two minutes later after a charging run by reserve Melbourne back-rower Vaiolini Ekuasi.
Two late Hurricanes tries, scored by reserves Du'Plessis Kirifi and Kini Naholo, meant the scoreline blew out, with their team marching on to next week's semi-finals.
Hurricanes 47 (Pasilio Tosi, Josh Moorby, Brayden Iose, Asafo Aumua, Devon Flanders, Du'Plessis Kirifi, Kini Naholo; Brett Cameron 6 con) Rebels 20 (Lachie Anderson two tries; Carter Gordon 2 con, 2 pen). HT: 14-6.
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