Sharks cement top position
Sharks on top of their game
The Cell C Sharks cemented their position at the top of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA standings courtesy of a 34-26 bonus-point victory over the Emirates Lions in Durban.
The Vodacom Bulls also recorded their second win of the competition by defeating the DHL Stormers 20-16 in the North-South derby in Cape Town.
Lukhanyo Am’s Sharks can score some eye-catching tries. They continued with that habit on their home turf on May 8, scoring four tries inside the hour mark to pave the way for a comfortable and deserved victory.
However, the Durbanites also had some lapses in concentration and discipline, which allowed the tenacious Emirates Lions to stay in the hunt for points.
Jake White’s Bulls travelled down to Cape Town for a typically tense and tight North-South derby with the Stormers at the Cape Town Stadium.
The home side was on top in the scrums but struggled in the lineouts, with the visitors showing composure under pressure to clinch the win, which was the Stormers’ second narrow defeat of the campaign on their new home ground.
As a result of their second bonus-point win in a row, the Sharks remain top of the log with 10 points, two points more than the Bulls (8), followed by the Stormers (2) and Lions (1).
This weekend, the Lions host the Stormers in Johannesburg and the Sharks travel to Pretoria to tackle the Bulls.
