With Heineken Champions Cup rugby now taking a brief respite to allow for the continuation of Vodacom United Rugby Championship commitments, the Cell C Sharks take on the Emirates Lions at Hollywoodbets Kings Park on Friday night.
“This win was important and adds to the confidence we will take from the last few performances into the URC. But we have to shift focus, put this win behind us and start focusing on the Emirates Lions. We need to ensure that we prepare well and step up our performance.”
Man of the Match Thomas du Toit summed it up, saying the match against their French opposition was “Physical, very, very physical,”
Despite trailing at half-time, the Cell C Sharks came out invigorated and focused in the second half, setting up the coup de grâce that delivered a second successive victory in the tournament and keeps them unbeaten, one of only four teams with a 100% success rate.
“I’m really proud of the boys, especially in the second half. At half-time, we spoke about being in control of the game more after there were too many basic errors in the first half and maybe playing too much in certain areas of the field where we could have been better in pinning them in their half.
“How the guys reacted to what was said at half-time was really amazing and they showed it in their actions. We must also pay credit to the coaching and medical staff who prepared the players, this was a massive system effort that got us the reward.
