Sharks slump at slippery Kings Park

In a match that commenced in torrential rain, every tackle ended in a splash of water. While this would have been greeted by the touring Scots as a welcome slice of home, Sharks fans had reason to believe the conditions were perfect for their Springbok-laden pack and ace kicker Curwin Bosch.

Indeed, a slippery ball fed the Sharks’ Test front row of Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi and Thomas du Toit with numerous opportunities to scrum, and they duly converted these into penalties. But Bosch failed emphatically to deliver on the expectation that he would take control of the game through the air. The Sharks flyhalf pulled two attempts at goal, and kicked one penalty touch in-goal while another fell short. The result of these unforced errors released the pressure on Edinburgh who made the Sharks pay by converting their opportunities into three tries.

The visitors scored the only points of the first half after Sharks centre Marius Louw was sin-binned for what was deemed a dangerous tackle and Kinghorn, back from Six Nations duty for Scotland, scythed through the line to score a try with fullback Emiliano Boffelli adding the first of three conversions.

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