With the sound of Steve Walsh's whistle still ringing in their ears, the Hurricanes have set up camp in Melbourne.
The side had their four-match winning run stopped by the Waratahs in Sydney last Saturday night as a combination of poor defence, sloppy handling and some curious decisions by Walsh led to Mark Hammett's side falling to a 39-30 defeat.
The seventh-placed Hurricanes have travelled to Melbourne and turned their attention to meeting the Rebels on Friday night.
Hammett was set to send an email to Sanzar referees boss Lyndon Bray either last night or today but it was simply to seek clarification around a few of Walsh's calls rather than launch a formal complaint. Speculation has swirled around whether TJ Perenara actually delivered any backchat to Walsh following a controversial late knock-on call.
Walsh blew a penalty citing Perenara's dissent, which was converted by Waratahs first-five Bernard Foley and essentially ended any hope of a Hurricanes comeback and also ensured Hammett's men were unable to claim a bonus point.
