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Flyhalf Curwin Bosch kicked 14 points as the Sharks defeated the Cheetahs 19-13 in a close game in Durban on Friday night.
Both teams flew out of the area, throwing the ball and making many fundamental mistakes in equal measure.
The Cheetahs rust said so, but they would have felt they let this one slip away, after going ahead 13-9 with less than 10 minutes to go, but were left without legs.
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For such an open game, it is disconcerting that it took both sides more than half an hour to reach the scoreboard. And it wasn’t like there was no chance of doing it, as both teams turned down good 3-point opportunities but opted for the lineout and routinely fluffed their lines.
Finally, Bosch said enough was enough when he scored a 34th minute penalty to put the hosts marginally ahead and make the first dent on the scoreboard.
After that, the Cheetahs had two good chances to register on the scoresheet, but first they missed a penalty right after the restart and then worst of all, Clayton Blommetjies threw a bad pass to Rosko Specman with the try line pointing just before. of rest.
Bosch made them pay before the teams returned to the Kings Park tunnel with their second penalty of the night, putting the Sharks 6-0, and with a man lead after referee Cwengile Jadezweni sent Carl Wagner to the ball. trash.
The Cheetahs missed another 5-meter attacking lineout six minutes into the second half, their third such sharp opportunity to get an easier three points lost from the draining of the faulty lineout.
Sanity prevailed in the end when Cheetahs midfielder Tian Schoeman put them on the board with a penalty less than five minutes later.
Center Jeremy Ward, who came to the team after Sharks captain Lukhanyo Am injured his hand, thought he had scored the first try of the game, but it was scored after the TMO found that Manie Libbok had committed. a foul on Chris Smit in preparation.
Rosko Specman also thought he had crossed the line for the Cheetahs, but the midfielder was called back for offside.
Schoeman, however, answered for the visitors with his second penalty of the night, leaving the game on a razor’s edge with less than 15 minutes to go.
It took William Small-Smith’s attempt with nine minutes left for someone to break the shackles, which had a hint of a forward pass from Schoeman in preparation.
But the sharks fought back in 77th minute through substitute winger Madosh Tambwe, after Bosch delivered a handsome cross shot that fell deliciously into Tambwe’s hands to score.
Bosch appropriately scored a penalty of nearly 60 meters to death to seal the victory.
Scorers:
Sharks – 19 (6)
Penalties: Curwin Bosch (4)
Test: Madosh Tambwe
Conversion: Bosch
Cheetahs – 13 (0)
Penalties: Tian Schoeman (2)
Proof: William Small-Smith
Conversion: Schoeman
Equipment
Sharks
15 Manie Libbok, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Jeremy Ward, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Werner Kok, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Henco Venter (captain), 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 JJ van more, 3 John-Hubert Meyer, 2 Dan Jooste, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Mzamo Majola, 18 Michael Kumbirai, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Thembelani Bholi, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Madosh Tambwe.
Cheetahs
15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Malcolm Jaer, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Chris Smit, 11 Rosko Specman, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Junior Pokomela (captain), 6 Andisa Ntsila, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Luan de Bruin, 2 Reinach Venter, 1 Charles Marais.
Substitutes: 16 Jacques du Toit, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Oupa Mohoje, 20 Jeandre Rudolph, 21 Ruben de Haas, 22 Reinhardt Fortuin, 23 Howard Mnisi.
