Melbourne Rebels beat NSW Waratahs, but there's hope for Stephen Hoiles

By Rupert Guinness
Updated February 5 2014 - 8:08am, first published February 3 2014 - 3:00am

It might have been a trial game but the meaning behind winning and losing was painstakingly clear after the Waratahs and Rebels laboured off Albury Sports Ground on Saturday night after playing in near 40 degree heat.