Sharks end tour on a high

The Sharks capitalised on a dream start to nail down a 29-23 win over the Blues in their final Vodacom Super Rugby tour match at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday and in so doing keep them well in contention as they head into an extended home leg.

Sharks went in that game with a the same strategy the Hurricanes pulled on then, giving away the domination of the possession, certainly in the first half, and who camped most of the match in the Sharks territory. Personally id say that a good way to go about things, learning from your mistakes and from other because life might be too short to learn from only your mistakes. Skipper Daniel and hooker Craig Burden played a big role on filling the shoes to the injured Bismarck du Plessis and the did that pretty well because they were seen the outstanding players on the Sharks side, and both of these players set themselves up for the game with early intercepts that led to tries.

What will liked to be heard are the debatable tries, ther were a few but the one thats on peoples mouths is, the first 8 points of the game that the sharks took by a horrible knock-on after a good Blues lineout take giving the Sharks the opportunity to take the play into the Blues half for only the second time in the game and that penalty was taken by Patrick Lambie.

The Blues failed to capitalise on that field position, and little mistakes coupled with the Sharks’ good defence ensured that they were made to pay for their decision not to kick. let me know what you think about the game my good readers