The Sharks hosted the Chiefs at ABSA Park, Durban tonight in sweltering February heat and humidity and rain. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA. The Chiefs scored a 1-point win over the Sharks, 19 / 18 in the most difficult conditions possible.
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Scores:
Sharks: 6 Penalties Rory Kockott
Chiefs: 4 Penalties & 1 Conversion Stephen Donald, 1 Try Jackson Willison
Previous Super 14 results:
2009: Sharks won 22-15, Hamilton
2008: Sharks won 47-25, Durban
2007: Chiefs won 35-27, Hamilton
2006: Sharks won 30-21
Teams:
The Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Monty Dumond, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 John Smit (captain), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jacques Botes, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Adrian Jacobs.
Chiefs: 15 Mike Delany, 14 Dwayne Sweeney, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Jackson Willison, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Colin Bourke, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam (captain), 5 Kevin O’Neill, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Ben Afeaki, 18 James McGougan, 19 Culum Retallick, 20 Jarrad Hoeata, 21 Junior Poluleuligaga, 22 Tim Nanai-Williams.
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jonathan White (New Zealand), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
JP saves us again.
Chiefs camping in the Tjarkie 22m area
Warm beer yuck !
Penalty Sharks, in a kickable position
Come Rory get it over.
Yes, Rory gets it over. 12/6 Sharks.
Sharks 12 / 6
very nice kick, now if we get another one, i will have got something right on bru, said Sharks by 9.
Sharks now much improved
Ruan Pienaar on for Dumond
this is going to sound really bad , but, i actually cant wait for this game to be over.
oh cook Pienaar on.
Another easy penalty opportunity for Kokkerot
Come Rory get another one over.
Sharks 15 / 6
Penalty in front of the poles………………..over. 15-6
Rory gets another one over. 14/6 Sharks.
Now the Chiefs will trow everything in watch it
sorry typo there. Meant 15/6 Sharks.
Now Donald goes for posts… also easy enough
137 – Super they have been already, we have hardly been in their 22 and still winning.
Sharks 15 / 9
Bissie gives away a penalty. Damn Chiefs get the 3 points.
RP se knie bloei al klaar ?
Why take a big grinding forward off [Deysel] and replace him with a lightweight like Botes when the conditions are so shite?
143 bdb, think about the stress and anxiety he must be going through, he might just retire.
How dof is JDuP? Right in front of the ref.
This guy has got to be to dumb to be a docter,
Dowwe Doc Jannie…. hande oppie grond dok, eishhhhhhhh
goeie skoppie van RP
Boring
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