Sharks (9) 30 / Reds (14) 28 (Final Score)
The Sharks hosted the Reds at ABSA Stadium, Durban at 17:05 SA Time. This is the match Thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Sharks won a nail-biter 30 / 28, not scoring 4 tries in the process but allowing the Reds to score 4 tries.
Scores:
Sharks: 3 Penalties & 3 Conversions Ruan Pienaar, 1 Try Odwa Ndungane, 1 Try Jacques Botes, 1 Try JP Pietersen
Reds: 4 Conversions & 1 Try Quade Cooper, 2 Tries Will Chambers, 1 Try Greg Holmes
Teams:
The Sharks: 15 Patrick Lambie, 4 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Stefan Terblanche, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Andy Goode, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Jacques Botes, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 John Smit (captain).
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Andries Strauss, 22 Lwazi Mvovo.
Reds: 15 Peter Hynes, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Will Chambers, 12 Anthony Faingaa, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Jake Schatz, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 Van Humphries, 4 Adam Byrnes, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Sean Hardman, 1 Ben Daley.
Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Jack Kennedy, 19 Rob Simmons, 20 Leroy Houston, 21 Ben Lucas, 22 Rod Davies.
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Marc van Zyl (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
winston come watch the rugga here by me in bedford view lol
Are any of you guys going to the game today? Hopefully there is a decent crowd going today.
puma stefan will prolly surprise us today at 13
25 – Sharke 😯 hehehe. Bulls and Stormers let me down.. 😀 Now hope our Sharks don’t do the same then I see my butt for sure 😆
where in JHB are you winston?
lol puma bro
Hi Sharky,oh okay so you are also in Jhb. I’m staying in GreenStone in Vale,I’ll definitely take you up on your offer on of the days 🙂
puma you down in durbs?
Edenvale I mean :p
winston i am watching big screen at the mimmos in bedfordview
32 – Winson, Nah, wish I was still up in Joburg but not for long 😀
33 – Sharky, I feel fine with Stefan at 13 hope that Swannie has a good game. Also GOODE and that Ruan has a cracker. Also hoping for a good game from Odwa! Pleased that Mvovo is on the bench though.
Okay cool,yeah I’m still trying to get my bearings here,its very different to Durban here. All the guys from Rugby talk should meet up sometime.
you just over the hill from us
if you do feel like a GREAT PIZZA 😆
take highway towards durbs and when you get to Van Buuren turnoff take it . at the robot take a left into van buuren and about 800 meteres up the road on the left is the village view center
we there right next to nandos
Yeah Puma,lets hope Mvovu gets some game time today because Odwa is very tired..
38 – Sharky, No up in Joburg, but may fly down to Durbs for a few days. Need to collect something from my home there.
great stuff winston , rudi and i said same thing , we have a rugby talk get together here by me
44 – Winston…….hahahahahahaha. Good one. hehehe. Odwa very tired….. enjoyed that 😆
puma shit bro come visit lol
its still an hour before the game
we can have a few beers together
anyhows winston those are the directions to my place
My car has 3 tyres after the 8 hour nighmare they call a drive from Thursday but will definitely take you up on your offer. But yeah,sounds like a good idea,so I can put a face to the name going forward 🙂
no problemo senior winstoooon 😆
I think we need to stick together up here going forward because I think we are not the main species here,its blue and red land here 🙂
Back in 15min.
puma the oysters and coctails are waiting boet 😆
How long have you been living up here Sharky?
actually winston youll be very surprised how big the sharks support is up here , and by the way i am with a sharks supporters club here
now a year winston but was up in darkest afica before that for a few years
Thats good to hear,am scared I might get shot at dawn here 🙂
What were you doing up there Sharky?
😆
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