The Cell C Sharks hosted the Vodacom Bulls in Durban tonight and added 4 valuable VURC log points to their total, after convincingly beating the Bulls with 30-16 in a match that will not be remembered for too long. The Sharks built their strong performance on the back of a dominating scrum and the boot of Boeta Chamberlain.
The first half was still a close affair but the yellow card against the Bulls were the straw that broke the Bulls back with 15 minutes to go in the match. The Sharks scored a well-deserved victory against a Bulls side that conceded too many penalties to be a true threat.
19:45 Boeta Chamberlain converted a penalty to score the first points of the match (03-00).
20:00 An arm wrestle during the first quarter of the match with the Bulls struggle in the scrums costing them several penalties.
23:07 David Kriel scored the Bulls first try after Elrigh Louw tapped and go (03-07).
29:47 Morne Steyn converted the Bulls' first penalty (03-10).
32:50 Boeta Chamberlain converted his 2nd penalty of the night (06-10).
36:46 Morne Steyn added another converted penalty (06-13).
41:12 Boeta Chamberlain converted his 3rd penalty (09-13).
40:00 Still a titanic battle between the forwards with ill-discipline by both sides creating scoring opportunities via the boot of the respective goalkickers.
51:31 Boeta Chamberlain added another converted penalty (12-13).
52:50 Lukhanyo Am intercepted the ball almost in his own 22m to race to the other side of the field to score the Sharks 1st try of the match (19-13).
56:11 Morne Steyn added another converted penalty (19-16).
58:31 Boeta Chamberlain added another converted penalty (22-16).
60:00 The Bulls struggles in the scrums continued with the number of mistakes made by both sides resulted in a stop-start affair dominated by the boot of the goalkickers.
65:03 A Yellow card showed to Lizo Gqoboka of the Bulls.
67:02 Boeta Chamberlain converted his 6th penalty (25-16).
70:28 Kerron van Vuuren scored the Sharks 2nd try from the back of a 5m lineout maul (30-16)
Scorers:
Cell C Sharks: Tries: Lukhanyo Am, Kerron v Vuuren. Conversion: Boeta Chamberlain. Penalties: Boeta Chamberlain (6).
Vodacom Bulls: Try: Richard Kriel. Conversion: Morne Steyn. Penalties: Morne Steyn (3).
Teams:
Cell C Sharks: 15. Anthony Volmink, 14. Sbu Nkosi, 13. Jeremy Ward, 12. Lukhanyo Am (c), 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Boeta Chamberlain, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 8. Phepsi Buthelezi, 7. Jeandre Labuschagne, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Hyron Andrews, 4. Ruben van Heerden, 3. Thomas du Toit, 2. Bongi Mbonambi, 1. Ntuthuko Mchunu. Replacements: 16. Kerron van Vuuren, 17. Khwezi Mona. 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Reniel Hugo, 20. Henco Venter, 21. Sanele Nohamba, 22. Tito Bonilla, 23. Werner Kok.
Vodacom Bulls: 15. David Kriel, 14. Madosh Tambwe, 13. Harold Vorster, 12. Cornal Hendricks, 11. Richard Kriel, 10. Morne Steyn, 9. Embrose Papier, 8. Elrigh Louw, 7. Arno Botha, 6. Marcell Coetzee (c), 5. Ruan Nortje, 4. Walt Steenkamp, 3. Robert Hunt, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Gerhard Steenekamp. Replacements: 16. Johan Grobbelaar, 17. Simphiwe Matanzima, 18. Lizo Gqoboka, 19. Jaques du Plessis, 20. Sintu Manjezi, 19. Jaques du Plessis, 20. Sintu Manjezi, 21. Zak Burger, 22. Chris Smith, 23. Harold Vorster.