Sharks captain Eben Etzebeth says winning the Challenge Cup competition is a 'silver lining' to their poor URC campaign.
'This is the first international trophy the Sharks have won and to become the first South African to win in Europe is definitely one of my best memories ever.'Sharks stand-in captain Eben Etzebeth has hailed his team for turning their season around and winning the Europeanto become South Africa’s first winner of a European club rugby trophy.
“The victory was special, and it felt as though we left our best performance for last. The guys were just incredible, and the physicality was great.”‘Best memory’ “This is the first international trophy the Sharks have won and to become the first South African to win in Europe is definitely one of my best memories ever.”
The Sharks’ defence was also impressive, especially in the early stages when Gloucester camped in Sharks territory and won several penalties in a row, which also saw Aphelele Fassie yellow-carded, but the English side could find no way to the tryline. The Sharks then ran away with the match in the second half.“We wanted to apply a lot of pressure up-front because we knew it would probably be their strength, so by taking that away, we knew we would have a good chance.
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