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- Flyhalf Curwin Bosch received roaring praise from coach Sean Everitt for his expert game management in the Sharks’ 19-13 win over the Cheetahs at Kings Park on Friday night.
- Bosch was perfect off the tee, scoring 14 of the Sharks’ 19 points.
- The Cheetahs tried to rush and pressure him, but Everitt said he won that contest.
Flyhalf Curwen Foresth earned round praise from his coach Sean Everitt to order the Sharks troops well under pressure from the Cheetahs in Durban on Friday night.
The Sharks won a close game 19-13, with Bosch scoring 14 of the home team’s points and Madosh Tambwe coming in to score a crucial try in the death.
The cheetahs fought fire with fire, returning Bosch’s aerial bombs with a hail of up and down kicks.
Although he skewed the no, Bosch won the kicking duel and was flawless off the tee.
“When you have an elevated middle like Curwin, the team looks at him for direction and to control the game,” Everitt said.
“Tonight (Friday), in these difficult conditions, I think he did an excellent job and that’s why he got the man of the match.
“His kicks were accurate. I don’t want to take anything away from the wing backs – Werner Kok, Yaw Penxe and Madosh Tambwe – their chases put the Cheetahs under pressure.”
“Unfortunately, in one of those chases we had a rejected attempt and with good reason. But Curwin is playing with a lot of confidence.
“And when we hit our disputable kicks, we are a very difficult team to face.”
The loss was the Cheetahs’ first in the Super Rugby Unlocked competition, but it left them desperately waiting for a chance at top honors after they felt they lost two points when their clash against the Lions was called off.
The Sharks, however, are a recovering team after their humiliating loss to the Bulls two weeks ago.
Bosch has been at the center of everything they’ve done well so far, including kicking all of their conversions in their 42-19 win over the Pumas last weekend.
Although the Springbok has a devastating counterattack game, which has been largely hidden until now, Everitt acknowledged that he was playing what was in front of him and was doing it expertly.
“We play according to what is given to us in front of us,” Everitt said.
“The Cheetahs had good speed on the line, they put pressure on him and I think he won that battle. It was all about moving forward and building momentum when it comes to ten past nine.”
“The Cheetahs often defended very well, so we often didn’t get ahead with our carries, which made it very difficult for the 10.
“Curwin has his kicking game to counter that and I think he did a good job.”
