Highlanders (6) 16 / Sharks (10) 30 (final score)
The Highlanders hosted the Sharks at Carisbrook, Dunedin at 08:35 SA Time on Saturday 20 March 2010. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast op SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Sharks won a hard and somewhat scrappy game by 30 / 16, scoring 3 tries and conceding 1 try.
The Sharks finally have their 1st elusive win after 6 games!
Scores:
Highlanders: 3 Penalties & 1 Conversion Israel Dagg, 1 Try Ben Smith
Sharks: 3 Penalties & 3 Conversions Ruan Pienaar, 1 Try Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Try Stefan Terblanche, 1 Try Adrian Jacobs
Teams:
Highlanders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Michael Hobbs, 11 James Paterson, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan (captain), 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 John Hardie, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh.
Replacements: 16. Jason Macdonald, 17 Chris King, 18 Joe Tuineau, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Jayden Hayward, 22 Fetu’u Vainikolo.
The Sharks: 15 Patrick Lambie, 14 Stefan Terblanche, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Andy Goode, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 John Smit (captain).
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Wian Herbst, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jacques Botes, 21 Rory Kockott, 22 Waylon Murray.
Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Almost there for Landers.
HANG ON SHARKS. DAMN we need a win.
High tackle by Kankowski.
I am so angry right now I actually want to throw my tv against the wall.
TRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY JACOBS! GAME OVER!
Intercept ADI
Tryyyyyyyyyyy
there is the game.:-) 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
213- Why?
Kanko from Fidji?
We once had a Fidjian screwing up a sure thing for us…
Finally the Rugby God’s help us 🙂
30-16
Manne ek het wragtie aan die slaap geraak voor die TV, maar gelukkig het die Sharks saam my wakker geword. Mooi SHARKSSSSSSSSS
Sharks 30 / 16
Congrats loosie, winston, puma and the rest…I was planning the THE WORST ARTICLE in the HISTORY of this blog if the Sharks screwed up today.
Sharks looking for a bonus point….
When last did the Sharks end the game with the same front row that started the game?
We won.I’ll take it 🙂
One try for the Highlanders and I am in Superbru heaven. hehehehe
Sharks win by 14, finally they have their win!
Congrats to our Sharks friends here!
Well done Sharks. Puma, don’t drink and drive, ok?
Greetings from Yzerfontein. Go Sharks!!
SHARKS WIN 😆 At long last.
Pity we never got the bonus, but that wont help us now anyhow. Just pleased we won.
223
moer those circus animals again they deserve it, DM main clown.
Its been a long wait but victory is sweet.:-) Amazing.
229 – Loosehead…….just on the coffee this time of the morning. 😉
Puma lets not be greedy now,lets just take the win 🙂
233 – Winston, It is. We could have 5 from 6 now. Pity but that how it goes.
Still pleased we pick up a win in NZ.
Hope those Canes are softened up from the Bulls last night for our game against them next week.
Keep Lambie at FB too.
John Smit showed today once again why he is class. Backs to the wall and he played like a champion out of position.:-).
Congratulations and celebrations, nice Sharks at last and a bit up from the bottom dwellers, you dont belong there.
I’m just glad we won,i would have taken it by 1 point.. I’m off. Will be back for the Ipl and the rugby threads later.. Come on 🙂 Lambie next big thing,still think we should try him for 20 mins at 10 next week.
Cheers all, I am off to Booooooooooooooooooooolands later.
VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!
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