The Sharks' maiden Champions Cup ended after a 34-point quarter-final defeat against Toulouse in France on Saturday.
April 8, 2023
The Sharks’ maiden Champions Cup campaign ended in a heavy quarter-final defeat against Toulouse in France on Saturday.scoreboard for most of the first 40 minutes, the Sharks trailed 14-10 at half time before being blown away in the second period by the five-time champions who won 54-20. Toulouse fullback Thomas Ramos scored 29 points and right wing Juan Cruz Mallia bagged a brace of tries to help the Top 14 leaders progress to the semi-finals, where they will faceSharks flyhalf Curwin Bosch opened the scoring from the kicking tee, after Mallia earned 10 minutes on the naughty chair for an incidental head clash with speedster Makazole Mapimpi, inside an exhilarating first quarter.
Ramos restored parity midway through the first half, before Bosch missed his next attempt in front of the uprights to regain the lead, but his excellent break from the inside his own 22 set up speedy scrumhalf Grant Williams for the opening try.
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