The Sharks dug deep and took a massive step towards securing a home playoff in the European Champions Cup by beating Bordeaux-Begles 19-16 on an icy cold French night at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Friday. | Sport24news
The Sharks dug deep and took a massive step towards securing a home playoff in the European Champions Cup by beating Bordeaux-Begles 19-16 on an icy cold French night at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Friday.The win leaves the Sharks with two wins from two in the pool stages of the competition after they beat Harlequins in Durban last weekend.
An intriguing first half saw the hosts take a 13-9 lead into the break after the Kok yellow opened the door for Bordeaux. The in-form Sharks pivot, seemingly rejuvenated under Neil Powell, then kicked a drop goal when there was nothing on, making it 7-6, but the visitors were shoddy soon after as they gave a penalty away to go 10-6 down.
When the second half kicked off, the temperature had dipped to freezing - literally - and the Sharks would have to dig deep to get the win they had carded in the Durban summer against Harlequins just six days earlier. The Bordeaux crowd booed, but Bosch was unfazed as he kicked his conversion. The Sharks took the lead for the first time in the match at 16-13.
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