An excellent first-half display, where they kept the Cheetahs scoreless, has helped the Sharks to a 24-17 win in Bloemfontein on Friday. | Sport24news
The Sharks opened the scoring in the 9th minute when, after a break by James Venter and with Fez Mbatha heavily involved, flanker Tinotenda Mavesere crossed the whitewash.
After the Cheetahs were penalized close to their line and with the half-time hooter already sounded, the Sharks set up a lineout close to the home side's line. The Cheetahs were reduced to 14 men at the same time as veteran prop Schalk van der Merwe was sent to the sin bin for continued infringements.The Cheetahs needed to be the first team to score in the second half, and even with a man down, they started on the front foot.
The Sharks lost prop Khwezi Mona for a cynical infringement leading up to the try, and when Pienaar converted Van der Merwe's effort, the Cheetahs were now just six points off the lead with the score reading 17-12. Cronje landed the conversion from a difficult angle, and the Sharks once again opened some daylight with the score at 24-12 and just 12 minutes to play.
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