The Stormers defeated the Sharks in a thrilling match at Cape Town Stadium, ending the Sharks' losing streak in the city.
The Stormers earned a bonus point 24–20 win against the Sharks to overtake them on the South African shield of the United Rugby Championship ( URC ) before a sold-out Cape Town Stadium on Saturday (half-time score 10–5 to the Sharks ). The home spectators were treated to a thrilling match with the lead switching between the coastal sides all evening while handling errors and disallowed tries frustrated players on both sides of the field.
The win also took the Stormers up to eighth place on the overall URC log. The Sharks are still fifth. Heading into the game, the Sharks had lost five of their previous six matches against the Stormers and had not won in Cape Town since 1 May 2021. The Stormers maintained their excellent record at home, dominating the game with 56% possession and 382 metres made compared to the Sharks’ 217m.Stormers indomitable against Sharks Man of the match, Stormers scrumhalf Paul de Wet said they knew it would be a tough game, and the handling errors played a role in the scrappy win. “We talked about the loose balls and the second tip passes. It is something we train a lot in and put a lot of focus on but sometimes you just have to adapt the plan and make better decisions on the field,” he said.“We were our own worst enemies at times, just letting loose balls go and individual errors cost us momentum and field position. That is definitely something to look at .” Stormers spectators cheered on fullback Warrick Gelant especially as he made his 50th cap for the side on the day. However, the game was again marred by an injury to rising star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezul
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