Crusaders (34) 44 / Sharks (18) 28 (Final Score)

The Crusaders and the Sharks did battle in a game “Hosted” by the Crusaders at Twickenham, London, England at 17:00 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

What a game!

Scintilating rugby, game of all time in the History of Super Rugby!

5 Tries by the Crusaders, 4 tries by the Sharks.

Scorers:

Crusaders: 3 Penalties & 5 Conversions & 1 Try Dan Carter, 2 Tries Sean Maitland, 1 Try Israel Dagg, 1 Try Zac Guildford

Sharks: 1 Conversion & 2 Penalties & 1 Try Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 1 Try Willem Alberts, 1 Try Alistair Hargreaves, 1 Try Odwa Ndungane

Teams:

Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Chris Jack, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Kahn Fotuali’i, 21 Matt Berquist, 22 Adam Whitelock.

Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Stefan Terblanche, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 John Smit (captain).
Replacements: 16 Eugene van Staden, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Conrad Hoffmann, 21 Adrian Jacobs, 22 JP Pietersen.

Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Stuart Terheege (England)
TMO: Dave Pearson (England)