Durban - Sharks director of rugby Gary Gold has admitted there were no excuses after a Super Rugby debut to forget against the unfancied Cheetahs in Durban on Saturday.
The hosts were outscored and outsmarted as the visitors claimed a 35-29 bonus-point win at King's Park to launch their 2015 season in some style.
"I'm just bitterly disappointed in ourselves and in the performance we failed to deliver," Gold, who took over from Jake White, said afterwards.