14 Mar 2015
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14 Mar 2015
MAN OF THE MATCH
Marcell Coetzee is the man of the match.
14 Mar 2015
FULL TIME IN BLOEMFONTEIN
The Sharks run out deserved winners at Free State Stadium. They dominated in the first half and ran in three tries to lead 3 - 22.
The Cheetahs came into the game more in the second half, but the Sharks could just managed the game, which they did. They also managed to score a fourth try for a bonus point. The Cheetahs scored a consolation try just before the final whistle.
The final score CHEETAHS 10 - 27 SHARKS
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79' TRY to the Cheetahs as Venter gets over on the left as he burst between two defenders. Great play by him attacking the space between two defenders. Brummer converts.
CHEETAHS 10 - SHARKS 27
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78' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs! They take it quickly, 5m out from the Sharks line.
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76' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as the Sharks infringe at the ruck again. The ref issues a warning. The Cheetahs setup a lineout but make a hash of it and the ball goes out off a Sharks player.
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74' - TRY to the Sharks! That is the bonus point! Some excellent attacking first down the right and then all the way to the left where a floated pass created some space left where Wilson goes over in the corner. Lambie and Pietersen were prominent and some excellent handling from the tight forwards finished it off. Lambie cannot convert.
CHEETAHS 3 - 27 SHARKS
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74' - TMO DECISON! The Sharks are over the line, but we are checking for a forward pass.
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73' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as Coetzee plays the ball on the ground. Again the Sharks turn it over.
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72' - Brummer and Sadie combine with the latter finding some space, his pass misses Brummer but the Cheetahs retain possession.
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72' - Excellent work from Mvovo down the right, but his inside pass is wayward and the Cheetahs collect.
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71' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as the Sharks not releasing in the tackle. They take it quickly, the Sharks turn it over and attack down the right.
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70' - Sharks substitutions. Marais replaced by Wilson. Reinach replaced by Hoffman and Bothma is replaced by Du Preez.
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66' - The Cheetahs gain a scrum feed after Coetzee detaches again. The Cheetahs clear down field but the Sharks run it straight back at them. The ball eventually goes out for a Cheetahs lineout.
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66' - PENALTY to the Sharks as the Cheetahs go offside. Lambie sets up a lineout in Cheetahs 22m area.
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64' - The Sharks win a turnover through Coetzee, they break away until Marais is monstered in the tackle by Mohoje. The just retain possession.
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62' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs! The Sharks steal the lineout, but Brussow is all over the ball at the ruck. He adds so much value on the ground. That is the second penalty he has won today.
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62' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs! He had detached from the maul, Robbie Kempson on commentary called it straight away. Eagle eyes from him and Chris Pollock, the ref. His shoulder moved off the men in front of him for a fraction of a second. The Cheetahs clear touch.
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61' - TMO DECISION! The Sharks rolling maul is over the line again, with some ease. Coetzee is the man that gets up with the ball. The ref wants to see if he detached from the maul at some point.
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60' - PENALTY to the Sharks. This time the scrum penalty goes the other way as Van Dyk collapses the scrum under pressure. Lambie kicks for the corner.
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59' - Cheetahs substitution. Blommetjies replaces Du Plessis.
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58' - The Cheetahs cannot secure the lineout, the ball goes out for a Sharks lineout which they win easily and Reinach clears downfield. Rhule runs it back and Ndungane knocks on after making the tackle.
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57' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs! Chadwick is penalised at scrum time. Brummer sets up a lineout just outside the Sharks 22m area.
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56' - Cheetahs substitution. Van Wyk replaces Oosthuizen.
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54' - Sharks substitution. Mtawarira is replaced by Chadwick.
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54' - Cheetahs substitution. Pretorius is replaced by Meyer.
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54' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs! Rhule runs the ball straight back at the Sharks. He is eventually brought down, but the Sharks leave their feet at ruck time. Brummer kicks for touch. The Cheetahs will have a lineout inside the Sharks half.
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54' - The Sharks turn it over again after the Cheetahs throw a number of 50/50 passes. Lambie clears down field.
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53' - Steyn manages to steal the ball but he is forced into touch. The Cheetahs have a lineout around 35m out from the Sharks line.
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52' - Much better from the Cheetah's as they take the ball through a number of phases moving towards the Sharks 22m area.
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50' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs as Brussow gets straight into the action at ruck time. Pretorius takes it quickly, the Sharks are not back 10m but the ref says they are. The Sharks knock-on and the Cheetahs have a scrum on half-way, they will feel a little hard done by with that decision.
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49' - Cheetahs substitutions. Brussouw replaces Prinsloo and Sykes replaces Wegner.
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48' - Le Roux puts Rhule into massive space... the pass is ruled forward. Robbie Kempson in commentary reckons that pass is fine in Australia!
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47' - PENALTY to the Cheetahs. The Sharks are penalised for wheeling the scrum. Brummer relieves some pressure with a kick to touch that takes play to the half-way line.
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46' - Cheetahs substitution. Brummer replaces Du Plessis (Flyhalf).
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45' - After a number of phases, the Sharks moved into the Cheetahs 22m area, but Steyn is brilliantly held up by Mohoje. The referee calls maul and the Cheetahs get the scrum feed after the Sharks cannot work the ball free.
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44' - The Sharks have defended like trojans! This time it is Coetzee who stops a Cheetahs move in its tracks. Le Roux is forced to kick downfield, but he kicks out on the full. The Sharks have the lineout in the Cheetahs half.
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43' - Excellent scrum by the Sharks, they clear to the 10m line in their own half, Cheetahs will have the lineout.
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Pieter-Steph du Toit is apparently walking around, his knee is strapped. The extent of the damage is till not totally known, but the fact that he is walking unaided is a good sign one would think.
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41' - The Cheetah's turn the ball over through Pretorius as he rips the ball off Pietersen. Unfortunately, Le Roux knocks on after some promising attacking play. Defensive lineout to the Sharks in their own 22m area.
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41' - Reinach's clearance kick from inside his 22m area is charged down. It goes over the dead ball line, 5m defensive scrum to the Sharks.
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SECOND HALF UNDERWAY
The Cheetah's kick off to get us underway, cloud closing in around Bloemfontein.
14 Mar 2015
DU TOIT INJURED
Unfortunately for the Sharks (and South African rugby), Pieter-Steph du Toit has left the field with what looks like a knee injury. Let's hope it is not too serious.
14 Mar 2015
HALF TIME IN BLOEMFONTEIN
The Sharks have dominated in the first half scoring three tries without reply, two of them from rolling mauls.
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38' - Excellent defence from the Sharks with Reinach prominent. They Sharks turn it over, Lambie clears down field and Rhule knocks on.
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37' - The Cheetahs setup a lineout from the penalty. Can they score before half-time?
14 Mar 2015
36' - Sharks substitution: Wentzel replaces Du Toit (injury)
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