21 Mar 2015
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21 Mar 2015
FULL TIME
SHARKS 12 - 11 CHIEFS
The Sharks have held on with 13 men against the 14 of Chiefs. The Chiefs dominated the second half, but handling areas in the Sharks 22m area cost them dearly.
The talking point however will be the three red cards issued within the first 27 minutes of the first half.
21 Mar 2015
80' - The Chiefs only 15m out, but they lose the ball for the umpteenth time today. The Sharks clear into touch and the final whistle goes.
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80' - The Sharks have possession, winding the clock down. The Chiefs turn it over!
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79' - Sharks substitution: Hoffmann replaces Reinach.
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78' - PENALTY to the Sharks as the Chiefs kick ahead and Marshall goes into Reinach with his knee after the Sharks scrumhalf fell on the ball. Ref rules that he tripped.
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77' - Kankowski makes an excellent break but Messam turns the ball over. The Chief try to spread the ball wide and Kankowski almost makes an intercept but knocks on.
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76' - The Chiefs are straight back into the Sharks 22m area after an excellent break by Marshall, but once again they knock it on. The Sharks have a scrum and will look to relieve the pressure.
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75' - The Sharks have scrum after another Chiefs knock on, but the Chiefs win a tighthead, the first of the evening.
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74' - The Sharks have lost possession in their own 22m area. Cruden tries a drop goal to take the lead for the Chiefs, but it flies wide.
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72' - Sharks substitutions. Chadwick replaces Mtawarira. Mtyanda replaces Botha and Murray replaces Marais
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71' - The Chiefs continue to press can use their one man advantage. They knock on again, 5m from the line. This time Tameifuna is the culprit.
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68' - Cruden misses with the penalty attempt as the ball sails wide of the right hand upright. The score remains 12 - 11.
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67' - PENALTY to the Chiefs. Gear is all over the ball and Botha fails to release.
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66' - The Chiefs move to within 8m of the Sharks line, but the Sharks managed to turn the ball over again. Reinach clears to the Sharks 10m line.
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64' - Lambie clears to just outside his 22m area. The Chiefs will be looking to build again.
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63' - The Chiefs still looking for a way through but the Sharks are defending very well. Mvovo does well and wins a turn over on the Sharks line.
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60' - The Sharks kick on McKenzie again and he runs sets off on an incredible run, beating a number of Sharks defenders. The Chiefs move into the Sharks 22m area.
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59' - PENALTY to the Sharks as they start to take control in the scrums. The Chiefs are pinged for collapsing. Lambie converts the penalty from 30m out and slightly to the right.
SHARKS 12 - 11 CHIEFS
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56' - McKenzie fails to take an up and under in the Chiefs 22m area, but the bounce is unkind to the Sharks. The Sharks will have another chance as the Chiefs knock on.
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54' - PENALTY to the Sharks. This time they win the scrum penalty with an impressive effort. Lambie kicks for touch and the Sharks will have a lineout on the Chiefs 22m line.
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52' - Reinach finds space down the right hand touchline and looks to be away but Weber gets across and makes a vital tackle to take him into touch.
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50' - PENALTY to the Chiefs. The ref has ruled that the Sharks turned that scrum through 90 degrees without getting some go forward at first. Tough call.
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49' - Reinach knocks on. Very difficult conditions out there. Scrum to the Chiefs in their own 22m area.
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47' - PENALTY to the Sharks. SP Marais does brilliantly in contesting a ball at the breakdown, the Chiefs concede a penalty for not releasing. Lambie takes it to the line. Lineout to the Sharks on the Chiefs 22m area.
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46' - An excellent attempt, but too short. The Chiefs take play up the field.
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45' - PENALTY to the Sharks as Marshall goes off his feet at the ruck. Lambie will kick at goal from around 50m out and from the far right of the field.
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42' - A number of kicks so far in the second half, to be expected due to the conditions. The Sharks have 22m drop out. The Chiefs field and McKenzie scythes his way through the hole between two forwards. The Chiefs knock on after his brilliant break.
21 Mar 2015
Second half underway in Durban. Can it be any stranger than the first?
21 Mar 2015
The experts in the SuperSport studios have no problems with any of those red cards, and rightly so.
21 Mar 2015
3 red cards in that half folks, I don't think I have ever seen anything like that. To top it off, the conditions are atrocious with strong winds, heavy rain and lightning.
What a strange half of rugby.
21 Mar 2015
40' +2 -Lambie converts the penalty, excellent kick in these conditions.
HALF TIME AT KINGS PARK
SHARKS 9 - 11 CHIEFS
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40' - PENALTY to the Sharks. Mackintosh is penalised for dropping his bind in the scrum. Lambie will kick at goal.
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It's pelting down now at Kings Park.
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40' - Sharks substitution. Adriaanse replaces Jannie du Plessis.
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38' - The Sharks looking to score before half time, strongly on the attack, but a little kick through is chased by Wentzel, but he doesn't have the pace to get there and the Chiefs clear.
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34' - TRY to the Chiefs! An excellent maul from the Chiefs after a clean lineout take, they maul it over the line where Cane gets over. Cruden cannot convert from 30m out and from just inside the right hand touchline. The ball just drifts past the left hand upright.
SHARKS 6 - 11 CHIEFS
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32' - An excellent attack from the Chiefs who get Tamanivalu in some space down the right hand side. He kicks ahead over Marais and the Sharks take the ball out of play. The Chiefs have an attacking lineout 5m out.
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30' - PENALTY to the Sharks. Chiefs going offside as Lambie tries a cross-kick. Lambie hits the upright but it bounces in and over the crossbar.
SHARKS 6 - 6 CHIEFS
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28' - PENALTY - Cruden converts the resulting penalty easily enough.
SHARKS 3 - 6 CHIEFS
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27' - RED CARD to Frans Steyn. The ref and the touch judge decide that the tackle was dangerous and warranted a red card. Cruden was tipped and landed on his head and neck.
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The Ref says he thinks it is a red card, the TMO says the other players contribute to the tilt and the tackle.
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There were more players involved than Steyn but the ref specifically called him out.
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27' - TMO again! Excellent attacking play by the Chiefs ended a probably tip tackle by Steyn. This looks like a card for sure, what colour?
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26' - The wind is really pumping at Kings Park. Reinach tries an up and under but the wind takes it all the way over the dead ball line of the Chiefs. They have a scrum on the Sharks 10m line.
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23' - Lambie hits the left hand upright. Kicking will not be easy if this wind continues. The score remains 3 - 3.
21 Mar 2015
The weather is really turning at Durban now, the wind is howling and the rain is streaming down.
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