Lukhanyo Am's double helped the Hollywoodbets Sharks to their first big win of 45-05 over Setion Paloise. Am crossed twice in the first half to get a sensational scoring display off to a flyer.
Fly-half Curwin Bosch converted Am's two tries and added a penalty, but missed one on the half-hour that could have given the hosts a more commanding lead at the interval.
He also converted flanker Eben Etzebeth's try on the stroke of half-time to put them 24-5 up, with Pau's only response a 14th-minute try from Gregoire Arfeuil.
Wing Marnus Potgieter crossed one minute into the second half, with Bosch converting once more - and Pau's misery was compounded by Mehdi Tlili's 44th-minute yellow card.
It gave the Sharks the space and opportunity to extend their advantage, with wing Makazole Mapimpi grabbing another try to stretch the lead to 40 points.
Scorers:
Hollywoodbets Sharks: Tries: Lukhanyo Am (2), Eben Etzebeth (2), Marnus Potgieter, Makazole Mapimpi. Conversions: Curwin Bosch (6). Penalty: Curwin Bosch.
Section Paloise: Try: Gregoire Arfeuil.
Teams:
Hollywoodbets Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Lukhanyo Am (c), 12 Francois Venter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Phepsi Buthelezi, 6 James Venter, 5 Corne Rahl, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ox Nche. Replacements: 16 Daniel Jooste, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Le Roux Roets, 20 Lappies Labuschagne, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Ethan Hooker.
Section Paloise: 15 Thomas Carol, 14 Aminiasi Tuimaba, 13 Samuel Ezeala, 12 Jale Vatubua, 11 Gregoire Arfeuil, 10 Axel Desperes, 9 Thibault Daubagna, 8 Thibaut Hamonou, 7 Martin Puech, 6 Mehdi Tlili, 5 Fabrice Metz, 4 Guillaume Ducat, 3 Nicolas Corato, 2 Romain Ruffenach, 1 Paul Tailhades. Replacements: 16 Youri Delhommel, 17 Facundo Gigena, 18 Ziggy Fisi’ihoi, 19 Brent Liufau, 20 Josselin Bouhier, 21 Thomas Souverbie, 22 Thibault Debaes, 23 Nathan Decron.
