The Cell C Sharks had to work extremely hard to beat Edinburgh 22-19 in one of the most exciting matches of the 2022/23 United Rugby Championship competition.
The Cell C Sharks had a brilliant start to the match as they scored two unanswered tries to lead 14-00 after 20 mintes of play. The Cell C Sharks showed their willingness to attack from anywhere with the interplay between their forwards and backs the highlight.
A scintillating second quarter with Edinburg scoring three tries to one of the Cell C Sharks. Both teams attacked from anywhere on the pitch with al 30 players playing a big role in making this as exciting match as possible.
The excitement continued during the third quarter and although the only points scored was a converted penalty by the Cell C Sharks the crowds were kept on the edge of their seats.
The final quarter produced a try by the Cell C Sharks which gave them a 22-19 lead which was also the final score of this exciting match. The Cell C Sharks survived several penalties during the last minutes of the match to hang on for a momentous victory.
Scorers:
Edinburgh: Tries: Adam McBurney (2), Henry Immelman. Conversions: Charlie Savala (2).
Cell C Sharks: Tries: Grant Williams, Marnus Potgieter, Kerron van Vuuren. Conversions: Curwin Bosch (2). Penalty: Curwin Bosch.
As It Happened:
05:16 Grant Williams intercepted a loose pass just inside Edinburgh's half and scored the first points of the match. (00-07)
15:39 Wes Goosen (Edinburgh) was sent off with a yellow card.
18:44 Marnus Potgieter finish a brilliant attack from the Cell C Sharks in the corner for the Cell C Sharks' second try. (00-14)
27:46 Edinburgh launched attack after attack for an extended period before Adam McBurney found his wy over the Cell C Sharks tryline. (07-14)
36:03 Adam McBurney scored his second try of the day from the back of a 5m lineout-maul to level the scores. (14-14)
38:19 Henry Immelman finish of a brilliant passage of play by Edinburgh as they launch a 15-man attack on the Cell C Sharks tryline. (19-14)
42:26 Curwin Bosch converted a penalty for the Cell C Sharks. (19-17)
61:35 Kerron van Vuuren scored from the back of a 5m line-out maul. (19-22).
66:50 Carlu Sadie (Cell C Sharks) was sent of with a yellow card.
Teams:
Edinburgh Rugby: 15. Henry Immelman, 14. Wes Goosen, 13. Mark Bennett (c), 12. James Lang, 11. Jack Blain, 10. Charlie Savala, 9. Ben Vellacott, 8. Viliame Mata, 7. Hamish Watson, 6. Nick Haining, 5. Glen Young, 4. Marshall Sykes, 3. Murray McCallum, 2. Adam McBurney, 1. Boan Venter. Replacements: 16. Dave Cherry, 17. Luan de Bruin, 18. Lee-Roy Atalifo, 19. Jamie Hodgson, 20. Ben Muncaster, 21. Charlie Shiel, 22. Jaco van der Walt, 23. Cammy Hutchison
Cell C Sharks: 15. Aphelele Fassi, 14. Marnus Potgieter, 13. Francois Venter, 12. Ben Tapuai, 11. Thaakir Abrahams, 10. Curwin Bosch, 9. Grant Williams, 8. Phepsi Buthelezi (c), 7. Henco Venter, 6. James Venter, 5. Gerbrandt Grobler, 4. Hyron Andrews, 3. Thomas du Toit, 2. Kerron van Vuuren, 1. Ox Nche. Replacements: 16. Dan Jooste, 17. Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18. Carlü Sadie, 19. Reniel Hugo, 20. Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21. Cameron Wright, 22. Lionel Cronje, 23. Yaw Penxe..
