Creditors will vote on Friday on whether to accept a financial rescue plan for the cash-strapped Melbourne Rebels or liquidate the Super Rugby Pacific club.
The top-of-the-table Hurricanes are wary of the lowly NSW Waratahs' prospect of ambushing the Super Rugby Pacific pacesetters in Wellington.
The Rebels will enter their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Blues on Friday after a vote by creditors on a plan to save or liquidate the cash-strapped club.