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Sharks Captain Jeremy Ward led from the front when the home team defeated the Pumas in their inaugural Currie Cup match at Kings Park on Friday.
How it happened | Sharks v Pumas
Sharks won 45-10, after leading 31-3 at halftime.
The hosts lost little time to show their intent when hooker Kerron van Vuuren crashed over the try line in the fifth minute, but luckily for the Pumas, the TMO reviewed it and saw a forward pass.
However, the advantage was that of the Sharks soon after, as they successfully scored the first down on their second down. Jeremy Ward charged up a punt attempt and scored before Curwin Bosch converted for 7-0.
In the 18th minute, the Sharks emphasized their dominance by doubling their lead with a second attempt and conversion. Scrumhalf Sanele Nohamba caught the ball behind her team’s rolling maul and exploded over the try line.
Momentum was left with the KwaZulu-Natal side as Ward scored his second try in the 28th minute. The Pumas once again tried to ease the pressure with a punt from deep within their territory, but Ward got ahead of them and snatched them away. the ball. Bosch missed the conversion this time.
The Pumas saved their faces a few minutes later when they scored their first points of the game thanks to Devon Williams’ penalty kick.
However, it was only a brief glimpse for the visiting team as the Sharks scored a fourth down to make it 24-3, as Bosch missed the conversion. Van Vuuren went over the test line after a loud maul from the Sharks.
At the edge of the break, the Sharks further extended their lead with a fifth down. Dylan Richardson was smuggled over the line from a maul at the lineout, and Bosch this time converted for a 31-3 lead at halftime.
The Pumas finally found their first try eight minutes into the second half when a maul from a five-meter lineout resulted in a five-point for the Phumzile Maqondwana flank. Williams converted to make it 31-10.
Unfortunately for the commuters, the home team responded quickly to score their sixth attempt. Sibusiso Nkosi ran over the Pumas defense from kick-off to score the try, and Bosch converted.
As desperation mounted, the Pumas tried to push forward the attacking plays and were punished by substitute Nkosi once more when he intercepted and scored his second try. Bosch converted to crown the comfortable victory at 45-10.
Next week, the Sharks will have a bye and the Pumas will host the Griquas on Friday, December 4 (7:00 p.m.).
Scorers:
Sharks
Attempts: Jeremy Ward (2), Sanele Nohamba, Sibusiso Nkosi (2), Dylan Richardson, Kerron van Vuuren
Conversions: Curwin Bosch (4)
Pumas
Test: Phumzile Maqondwana
Conversion: Ginter Smuts
Penalty: Smuts
Equipment:
Sharks
15 Manie Libbok, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Jeremy Ward (captain), 12 Marius Louw, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Thembelani Bholi, 7 JJ van der Mescht, 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ox Nche
Substitutes: 16 Daniel Jooste, 17 Khwezi Mona, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Zain Davids, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Werner Kok, 23 S’bu Nkosi
Pumas
15 Devon Williams, 14 Morne Joubert, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Etienne Taljaard, 10 Theo Boshoff, 9 Ginter Smuts, 8 Francois Kleinhans, 7 Phumzile Maqondwana, 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Pieter Janse van Vuren (captain), 4 Darrien Landsberg, 3 Ruan Kramer, 2 HP van Schoor, 1 Liam Hendriks
Substitutes: 16 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 17 Wikus Groenewald, 18 Brandon Valentyn, 19 Heath Backhouse, 20 Chriswill September, 21 Wayne van der Bank, 22 Tapiwa Mafura, 23 Dewald Maritz
– TEAMtalk Media
