Blues (13) 23 / Sharks (15) 29 (Final Score)
The Blues and The Sharks did battle in Super Rugby at Eden Park, Auckland at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Blues:
- Penalties – Gareth Anscombe (2)
- Drop Goals – Gareth Anscombe (1)
- Tries – Tony Woodcock (1), Benson Stanley (1)
- Conversions – Gareth Anscombe (2)
Sharks:
- Penalties – Patrick Lambie (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Steven Sykes (1), Craig Burden (1), Keegan Daniel (1), Tim Whitehead (1)
- Conversions – Patrick Lambie (3)
Teams:
Blues: 15 Rudi Wulf, 14 Hadleigh Parkes, 13 Benson Stanley, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Chris Lowrey, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Luke Braid, 5 Filo Paulo, 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Ali Williams, 19 Peter Saili, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Michael Hobbs, 22 George Moala.
Sharks: 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Louis Ludik, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Keegan Daniel (captain), 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Anton Bresler, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Dale Chadwick.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Jandré Marais, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jacques Botes, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Frederic Michalak.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jonathon White (New Zealand), Nick Briant (New Zealand)
TMO: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
Try Woodcock
Two horribly misfiring teams indeed! Considering the amount of internationally capped players on the field, the skill levels are horrid!
Sharks 15 / 10 Blues
58 @ Pietman:
Could very well be!
59 @ Tripples:
Hello Maiki!
Blues begin oorneem nou…Sharks moet hul gat in rat kry, vinnig…
Can’t see the match, are the Guppies struggling at scrum time?
Keven Mealamu off injured, replaced
66 @ Just For Kicks:
Smething big wrong in the Sharks scrum…
Jannie’s been woeful this season
Blues are much stronger now, starting to find their stride.
Rain starts coming down
Blues on attack, now on the Sharks 22
Anscombe drop goal… over
Sharks 15 / 13 Blues
Man, the Sharks are’nt lekker this season…
@ grootblousmile:
Sharks nog niks reggekry vanaf die vaste fases nie, twee wegbreekdriee gaan nie help nie….
Janee, DokJan is kuk oppie ooblik, in vergelyking ons jong stutte is hy seker 5de beste tans.
Blues penalty at the Sharks scrum… in their own half…. they just dab it out.
Lemoenetyd
Sharks need a bollicking at Half time, they can definitely take this one
73 @ Pietman:
Janee… help nie om net intercept drieë te kan druk nie!
Het jy raakgelees wat ek oor BonzaiGBS gesê het in die 1ste 30 comments?
@GBS 72,
Copy that, and the Blues are turning on the primus at the moment. Some good matches scheduled this weekend. Crusaders vs Stormers. Not many SA teams have ever won in Christchurch! So it’s a huge challenge for the Stormers.
Cheetahs vs Chiefs, many are mentioning the Chiefs log position, as a reason for the fav tag, but if you factor in the bye points, Cheetahs are only 6 log points adrift of the Chiefs, and are playing at home. Chiefs 1st game on tour as well. Some debutants, and we have a game on our hands. Should be a cracker
Bulls should NEVER have lost against these Blues… wat ‘n jammerte!
Just saw confirmation of what I speculated on, only two SA teams have beaten the Crusaders in NZ, The Bulls in 1996, and the Cats in 2001! Now that is a fortress lol
77 @ Cheetah4eva:
Yip, some good games coming…
Apprehensive about the Cheetahs one…
Hier gesels die manne.. die manne vannie kanne!
2Nd Half On!
Blues butcher a certain try….
Go Sharkies!!!!
Alberts on, Deysel off…
Jacques Botes on, Marcell Coetzee off
Try Benson Stanley, under the sticks
Blues 20 / 15 Sharks
Sharks really regressing this season, what has happened to them?
Sharks their own worst enemies!
Sharks penalty advantage…. tryyyyyyyyyy Keegan Daniel!
Sharks 22 / 20 Blues
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