They have assembled Galacticos but disconcertingly, the players that make up the Sharks appear galaxies apart.
There were times their star quality shone through but it was only fleeting and when their Bok forwards were in tight formation in the scrum and maul.minute one found the target in Emile van Heerden before Siya Kolisi, with considerable help from the black jerseys in close attendance, drove over at the back of a thunderous maul.
Bongi Mbonambi, Eben Etzebeth and Rohan Janse van Rensburg grew gradually in stature but generally the Sharks did not operate as a collective. The Lions meanwhile staged a remarkable comeback to snatch a 32-28 win over Benetton in Treviso in their URC clash earlier on Saturday.
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