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I think we’re live hello everybody and welcome to Forever rugby on forever Sports my name is Cal and uh well let’s get the curry cup underway shall we I can’t remember the last time I watched the curry Cup in all honesty so I’m kind of excited about this um certainly when I used to live in South Africa um the curry cup was actually for me it was on par with um with Super Rugby back when I used to live there so I mean I’m I’m Keen I’m actually I’m looking forward to this um so yeah it’s I think it’s G to be a a good one um just need to check something quickly am I in the right wait hang on let me just make sure I’m in the right no wait so it should be working now um so Lions versus the Sharks or rather sharks versus the um as it is a home game for the the Nadal JS the Hollywood BS ja um and I am wearing a Jersey from what I can only really think was 201 maybe maybe earlier um this one is an old Jersey but it’s actually one of my favorite ones they had um so I don’t honestly this is an interesting one because I don’t know much about either of these well the lies are fairly unchanged because they don’t have that many spring BLS but uh a hell of a lot of sharks players I probably won’t won’t really know um or at least weren’t heavily used during the URC um so what we’ll do is we’ll go through a couple predictions we’ll go through head-to-head stats um and then we’ll go look more at the teams that will be you know the players that will be playing for either side um so looking at Head to Head uh funnny enough on um rugby pass they’ve got a poll for who people think is going to win 83% of people have said that they think the shark’s going to win uh I think these people are not uh not thinking that this is not the URC they are they’re thinking these are the URC teams um because I think we have a far less chance than that um of winning this game um it is round one of the curry cup we’ve already seen the pumers um uh put the grias away comfortably um but head-to-head in the last five meetings the uh the Lions have the better the better of it three wins to the Sharks two uh the average points scored is 32 for both side so interesting that but two other interesting stats only 20% of the time has the team scoring the first try one and only 40% of those of those games have resulted in a home win so that stat is not looking too good for the Sharks today uh although in the last five games um both teams have won three of their last five however the sharks are coming off the back of two losses whereas the Lions went win loss win loss win so they’re coming off the back of a win um but in terms of last time these two teams met each other last year the Sharks won in June uh last year uh by eight points 29 to 21 the year uh then April so two months before that the Lions won by 12 points follow the year before that um the Lions won the second encounter on in June by 6 points 3832 and then the game before that in February the Sharks won by 14 points uh 31 points to 45 um so it’s it’s interesting each year um over over the past two competitions both team have won once which is um which is quite nice and it’s uh it’s usually last year it was the home teams that won but then the year before that it was the away teams that won so it’s it’s it’s really really interesting stats there um in their last five games both teams have two wins um however TR in Tri scored in the last five games the Sharks Only scored 16 whereas the Lions scored 19 um the sharks in their last five games have a points difference of one bear in mind this is curry cup not URC um whereas the Lions had a points difference of 35 so um much much better for them there um the Sharks scored the first try twice out of those five games whereas the Lions scored the first try four times out of five uh the shark scored first points once in those five games whereas the Lions again scored first points four out of five games and in the raced to 10 points in those five games sharks did it twice Lions again did it Ford out of five so I think uh and certainly The Bookies are giving it uh that the Lions probably have about a seven-point um uh advantage over the lion over the sharks um however the Sharks did win their um their their last home game against the Lions um and they finished second in the curry Cup last year um Li lost eight out of their 14 matches last season so not a good not a good record last season for the the Lions um let’s have a look yeah so the Sharks did have a good season um last last year 10 out of 14 um games won um and they finished three points off the top uh in the in the semi-final they lost to the pumers um and I think the humors went on to win it um I think I can’t remember uh so sharks are one of the most affected sides with lot of Internationals so this is a basically an entirely New Look side um and don’t forget Dylan Richardson won’t be there because he’s with Scotland um and however the Lions um they’re change they are while not being affected by springwalk Internationals things like that they have rested most of their URC players after a long season um so it it’s going to be an interesting game the the teams are you know very very different to what we’ve been used to seeing in the URC um and I suppose recent years um which I think is it’ll be a good thing I think I think it’s exciting um the sharks have been desperately needing to bolster their second uh their their depth and their second string side because they have been critically poor in the last couple of seasons to be honest I’d say the last four or five seasons the shark second side has been fairly useless um so what we’ll do is we’ll go through the home side um and then the away side of the we’ll go through sharks then the Lions I’ll pick out players I think are going to do well I’m certainly going to comment on players I’ve never heard of um and uh I think I’ll give I suppose a 15 verse 15 where or 23 vers 23 how I think this is going to go so the sharks in the front row we got um Abraham Reena Daniel and quy Mona so two fairly well-known names in the sharks um I’m not a quy Mona fan I think he’s bang average in all honesty um second row CIA laru and ranil Hugo Ral Hugo is good he’s a very good player Tino maver at six I like him as well Janis poita and Nick Hatton at eight Nick Hatton it’s a Hilton boy uh so he went to my he went to my school and he actually might I don’t think he at at Hilton when I was there I’m pretty sure Nick Haden a Hilton boy certainly there were two debutant um for uh for the Lions I think at the end of the URC that were um that were Hilton Boys uh then we got Bradley David at nine Lionel crer at 10 and man that guy is getting on um yako Williams or Joo Williams at 11 Mari Costa at 12 um Diego apis at 13 and I’m Keen to see him play at 13 y pent I mean he is really fallen out of favor in the last two seasons he was a starter for like a whole season for us in our first string side and now he you know he’s playing K cup um and then hakeim Kun at 15 he I don’t know anything about him so I’m really interested to see these players that I don’t know um then on the bench we got Karen fur and everyone knows him Fatu G um Mand Mand uh R fun SI ninga Tian fi aleno vaki and Muller dup so a bunch of players on the bench for the sharks that I don’t even know um so interested to see how all of them go it’s certainly going to make my job challenging when I’m trying to figure out who’s playing what number uh then onto the Lions um we got Morgan ner yaku vaki and um skum in the front row rard roots and Ruben Schuman in the second row Jared Ken Ron fent and Eisen Esther Hazen in the back row Nic oain and Cade Volo nine and 10 R rabs Matan um at 11 Zander dupy 12 Manuel Manuel Ross at 13 Baldwin Hansen at 14 and Giani Lombard at 15 and uh there’s one name on the bench that really excited I’m glad he’s at the Lions uh M Brandon at six uh Reserve hooker um SJ cza at 17 um H hio pman at 18 Ruan struy um at 19 Renzo dupy 20 Leighton horn another horn God they’ve got so many very horny team um at 21 rard Yona at 22 and the person I’m most excited to see in the Lions because he’s going to be in the URC next year tapa mafura he’s over from the cheaters and uh honestly I rate this guy very highly I think he’s a class player and I think he has a really good future at the Lions and I won’t be surprised if we end up seeing him at the sharks in in the coming years uh just because the Lions never managed to hold on to their talent for very long um so those the teams head-to-head uh looking at the two sides I think the players that will stand out for each team uh I think Tino maver is a class player I think he’ll do well Nick Hatton will do well um and I think Diego apollis will play quite well in the Cent partnered with Murray Costa um then going on to the Lions I mean let’s see I think uh m m is great um Gian Lombard’s good and who else Yakov vaki is great but I’m very keen to see tapio Maura get a decent shot uh on on the uh on the pitch I’m I’m I’m very keen to to see him get a decent bit of a run out there because I think he’s a class player and has a bright bright future in uh in South Africa um sad for the cheaters but not not uh surprising okay that’s okay no we’re not we’re not we’re not doing that um if you had if you hadn’t seen already the uh grias were outplayed by Los pumis uh let’s see thousand good luck for the CHS let’s see Abraham cman good day everyone time for curry cup 24 yeah uh back in the lines today when is the game between Weston Province and bulls not sure is masuku playing Curry cup doubt it because he’s in the springbox squad um Sharks win where’s the live stream um well it’ll be on Super Sport it depends where you’re watching it from um Dolph I don’t know I I you know it’s you you don’t have to watch me you can go and do what you want um lions and cheaters Just DE feed for sharks yeah that yeah kind of um where can you watch the game Super Sport or grab a a VPN and watch it somewhere online um but the game is what starting in about fiveish minutes um and I’m Keen for this one I I I’ve always loved the curry cup uh it’s certainly gone downhill recently um Joshua Miller Lions I’m a sharks fan and honestly I reckon the Lions today um because the Sharks depth has always been in the recent years has always been atrocious um oh my God stop um and yeah they they just have not the the second string players have not looked anywhere up to the standard that we need you know they’re playing they’re playing second second fiddle spring box they should they should you know be at least challenging them for their positions but they aren’t they they they don’t have a hope in Hell of knocking a springwalk out of their position um one I assume he’s injured but one player I’m surprised is not not there is um uh Chuka Vincent Chuka um but you know he might be injured he might be doing other things he might be just being being rested after the long URC season um but hopefully this stream will work and we’ll get going soon um do let me know in the chat where you’re watching from um yeah cross boarding I don’t think muku is playing um Curry cup because I think he’s with the spring box um I think he might actually I to be honest I didn’t even check the most recent Squad um so who knows I haven’t even checked the shark squad for the um the curry cup but either way I think muku will be getting a bit of a rest um but yeah guys do uh do Chuck in chat where you’re watching from and uh you know chck check some questions my way uh I can tell you about a couple of uh Curry cup Seasons when I was um still living in South Africa going to watch the Sharks beat the Bulls at the um Shark Tank uh getting one of those balls that they throw from the from the the roof for the fans that was nice um yeah give me a uh a young message uh okay can we please get the stream up because I need to watch the game no my god um also what do you what what yeah guys check in the chat what do you reckon the score what’s your score prediction we are also um closing in on 60 69,000 therefore 70,000 uh subscribers so if you haven’t subscrib yet please do so um and keep up to date with all our great content and uh streams um there is so much International Rugby over the next few days so Steve will be live a lot so um definitely definitely subscribe for that for all the uh notifications and also check out Bit Defender our um our sponsor uh they’ve been a sponsor of ours for a long time now um and you know they deal with all the great all the great stuff like uh uh um what’s it called cyber security and everything you know internet based um they’re great for all that kind of those kind of needs so do check them out um let’s see so uh Beetle hub no this is just commentary it’s not I’m not streaming I’m not showing you guys the game um 40 407 to the sharks that is a big shout uh from button um Weavers that’s a big shout and well I’ll I’ll certainly be happy if you’re right but I doubt it I strongly doubt it um and as per usual the stream’s not working of course it’s not like like I think the game is probably already kicked off give me a second to try and get this bloody working as usual technology fails can you just stop H come on but bring the bloody stream up so I think there’s a problem with the actual um direct from Stadium stream because it hasn’t come up yet so either they might be starting a bit late um or there’s a problem with the connection because it’s not up yet and it’s still on the kind of rainbow rainbow display um you have faith in your squad fair enough I mean I don’t after shocking URC my discontent is something to behold yeah I look I’ve been a sharks fan for too long now I’m also an England fan so you can understand my frustration you know before the World Cup last year like holy crap both my teams sucked come on um at least England have turned it around um but yes certainly nothing much to cheer about in the past two years for me rugby wise anyway um uh yeah right okay so the they come on why is this not started yet um right this is pissing me off so I’m going to while I’m trying to Fig get that to work I’m going to find another stream no that’s just not it oh my God right okay I’m still trying to get the stream up this is not going not going ideally right fine we’ll check this one now of course it’s not even going to be on there nope not even there helpful oh my God okay see it’s already yeah exactly four minutes into the game already and the stream hasn’t even started like come on this is nuts like it’s just not working yeah great thanks a lot for that that does nothing for me um is anyone watching it live if so what the hell is going on I’m trying to get this these bloody sites to work it’s the first time this is happened um I’m trying so I always use a a site called VIP Box come on right okay this is nuts we’ll try this one then this one I feel like this is exactly where I was but sure come on watch it’s going to like it’s going to kick me in like 10 minutes after it started what the hell is going on hopefully this one will work no this one’s doing exactly the same thing I might have to yeah no right yeah n no streams are working uh no button rather don’t uh let’s try this and then I need to put this one up hopefully this will work of course that’s just deciding not to come up give me a sec e e e right that’s not going to fix the stream but well not the shark stream but hopefully that’s sorted out there this let’s have a look oh come on this is just crazy there must be like a significant problem at the stadium well after 10 minutes it’s still nil nil as you can see on on our scoreboard and it says that’s also says live with ruds which is helpful let me just change that while I’m at it um I’m not asking you to move it I want to change the what it oh my God that’s better right I already don’t like this site right hopefully that will update now as well um rather lost for lost for what to do here because I can’t watch the bloody game got nothing to commentate on right right okay hey finally 10 minutes in and we got a live picture so we’re live now finally only 10 minutes into I said that it would come like 10 minutes so we’re finally live and uh so you guys will probably know have known what’s going on for the last 10 minutes I haven’t but you know we can finally get started um and I I tell you what it’s it’s been a long like I said it’s been a hell of a long time since I last watched Curry cup and I am Keen I’m Keen to watch another game um is their fly is the lion fly half the second choice for the stormers uh who is it Kade Volo he his name rings a bell I’ve definitely seen him and commentated on him before oh I mean the Shark Tank looks very empty I mean it is very very empty and I I I I don’t really blame the fans for that I mean if I could I’d go watch why not watching Robb’s great so it’s a scrum down to the uh sharks David Davids will put the ball in solid scrum from both sides Davids gets it out pink coming off his wing ported by maver Davids getting it to the forwards David again recycling quickly K whips whips It Wide to Kun Kun drops passes it in an unfriendly pass and it’s knocked on by who’s playing on the other Wing by uh y yako Williams another player I don’t recognize good quick hands from um from can yeah there’s a lot of players for the shark side I don’t know apparently yako Williams was Craven weak player of the year last year hopefully that’s a a good sign but we will see apparently he’s still at school at Glennwood oh but okay also guys while we’re here what um what uh International are you most excited for this weekend I’m guessing you’re going to say the spring box versus Ireland which will be an absolute cracker but I’m really Keen to see how England will go against New Zealand I’m excited for that good carry from the Lions then a box kick by their number nine Nic oain Williams coming up for it he takes it well but then it’s tackled hard Davids gets it out forki David again here’s K CR is going to launch a bomb P to Chase he goes up for it and it’s Fallen well for the Lions and here is uh number 13 Manuel Manuel Ross R they’re shifting it in field now they’re almost up to the 22 good good counter there from the lines Nic oain off to vaki who pops it off St to rard Roots stay again stain goes deep this time to nordia Lions losing a little bit of shape in this attack stain Volo in the in the Midfield feeds dup C lions almost into the 22 now that’s going to be a penalty against Williams yeah no sorry Davids he playing playing the halfback and would you believe it the stream is frozen because of course has no we go Bradley David giving away the penalty there against his opposite number Nic oain so the lions are probably just going to take a take the three here it’s right in front of the poles on the 22 um a clean shot I don’t agree with that because Nichol stain was standing in the Rock thing is I don’t I wouldn’t count him as the halfback there because he’s he’s standing in the ru he’s not behind it he’s standing in it as if he’s trying to clear out uh but um Cade volher I imagine will be lining this up yep it is he’ll be lining this up first kick of the match almost 15 minutes gone in this first half but that’s purely because we didn’t get access to it for 10 minutes so Volo has he missed that no he got it so the first points of the on the ball for the Lions now remember 20% first try uh scored 20% of the time that means they wins they the the these teams have won in the last five outings so it doesn’t mean much who scores first um or certainly hasn’t in Pre in recent records um but you never want you never don’t want to Score first um so Lions will be happy with that 3-0 um not I wouldn’t say on the board early certainly not on the board early but standable considering they’ve got no URC players and it’s the first game of the Tour Tournament so Lionel crer will get us underway again he kicks I mean his box kicks are huge he kicks very high and long Falls for um Ruan fenter Nic steain off to Ruben scan niiko stain told to use it he carries it a few Paces before box kicking and he will find touch no touch called so it will be a line up to the Sharks Nic stain claiming that a shark a shark’s hand had touched the ball um from his box kick but referee not having it Yer goes to the mid the middle Davids to CR CR to Costa to P pentre Davids here’s apollis oh it’s a brilliant offload to crer CR into the 22 and uh he still got it and then it’s knocked on oh a why hold it and it’s Williams who knocked it on but not his fault it was kind of thrown at him um but really slick hands there from the Sharks really good hands apollis with a brilliant offload to crer crer did not need to throw that off the floor but good signs from the Sharks good signs looking they’re looking to attack they’re looking to shift it which is good to see nothing more boring than watching the shs kick the whole time uh Wonder because this is not a streaming um channel it’s purely a commentary Channel um I watch the game and then commentate on it that’s what we do Diego apollis is probably the one I’m most Keen to see in this game and he’s already getting some medical attention nothing too serious I think uh I think it might be his ankle uh yes he’s getting his ankle strapped so I imagine he’s going to get the top of his boot strapped as well um so I think it’s probably just a little ankle twinge so it will be a scrum down to the Lions let’s come down to the Lions and uh let’s see if Diego apis was had to go off anytime soon probably gonna be replaced by aleno vaki or mupy so many players I just don’t know actually now I know exactly how my parents feel because they don’t know any of the sharks they haven’t known any of the Sharks players for quite a while now because they’re too they were too used to the uh the era of John Smith J JP Peterson Coy Montgomery and it’s was a while ago now so Nic stain will feed the scram and um try try to set a good e a good platform for an exit for the Lions ref go let’s see will there be a reset or will it be solid no the scum solid very solid from both sides Lion’s trying to get a shove on but can’t do so Nic stain fires it off to his Center in mupy no into Zander dupy uh there is walot who no pressure on him gets a clearance kick away it’s not that great he gets it just outside the 22 and so the Sharks will have an attacking line out just outside the Lions 22 uh not bad for the Sharks excuse me I’ve been up since it’s like 6:00 a.m. so um oh what’s his name meeri breaks off give it to um to Davids Davids feeds Costa Davids off to Hatton Hatton beats one gets himself into the 22 good run from Hatton Davids rer and penalty to the Lions not releasing from Raina and because of not continuing to not release the ball Rica got marched back 10 and uh that is just such a stupid penalty it’s so unnecessary and um yeah so now Volo will be able to take a huge amount of distance with that penalty and he has so Lions will now have an attacking line out deep in the shark territory almost up to the 22 and uh see what a silly penalty can do uh lions are going to throw to the front they’re going to set them all but they’re going to break off with Jared K he feeds Thunder dup C niiko stain’s going to fling it out now four so rard Roots Advantage for offside for the Lions that’s a free play and they have a fairly easy shot at goal great turnover by the Sharks number two but uh penalty Advantage already given so um I’m imagining that Lions will take a shot no volot is going to go to the corner oh and he’s hooked it he’s kicked it dead and he has voler has kicked it dead so the the shars will have what uh 22 Dropout almost yeah 22 dropout crer will take a 22 Dropout and that is a huge let off for the sharks lions will be very annoyed with that Lions letting it let bounce and we’ve got another Frozen stream so that’s nice this is going well but I’m glad glad the Lions didn’t go for polls there very glad the Li didn’t go Falls uh lions are on attack now oh it’s over the top of pent here’s M he’s got he’s beaten three tackles now he’s eventually brought down stain BH ships it off this is good from the Lions it’s come back on the shark side Hatton Hatton gets it off The Davids here’s maver good tackle from the Lions player not rolling away away he was trying but he was trapped just got caught on the wrong side there did the Lions player um let’s see so number that was Ken Jared Ken being penalized for not rolling away good kick from Lon crer brings play almost up to the uh the Lions 22 was a good tackle on Mavis from Ken though yeah so that kick from crer was brilliant literally half a meter out from the 22 brilliant kick from CR so um throws to the front here is David David off to crer CR to Costa Costa to Williams apollis through the middle Apollos gets it off to Williams Williams is going to score Sharks score the first try and that is a brilliant move from the Sharks and that’s almost the most excited I’ve been about the Sharks this whole season not obviously the curry cup but I mean in general including the USC and yako Williams scoring his first Curry cup try and it is beauty absolutely sensational Williams had so many hands in that move Diego Apollos getting a break through the center and then just Chucks it back outside to the man he got it from in Williams and he’s over so crer lining up his first kick of the match he’s being rushed here a bit oh and he’s he’s waited too long and he’s not allowed the kick so the uh the rules have changed it’s no longer a 90c conversion it’s now 60 and he used his time and I tell you what this ref’s not taking any [ __ ] either he’s um he’s like no that is the rule and that that he the Sharks won’t get that two point so it’ll be taken down to Five Points here’s crer he launches a very high bomb really high that had a huge hang time volh and then it’s Lombard Lombard kicks to the right hand side but it’s Fallen straight to the dry scorer who flings it in field prier again he’s going to kick little wobbler that’s going to fall to mwan he jumps infield and catches it they kick back downfield to the sharks they let it bounce and that is a really stupid mistake Williams slips but he dummies one oh it’s a a knock on from Giani Lombard what oh my God lucky there was a knock on there because the Sharks were about to throw themselves into the deep end hugely both Williams and P pentre just throwing the ball anywhere but that’s one thing I am happy about I’d rather them try something and you know if it works out it’ll be incredible um but then then just you know be very boring and and kind of meticulous um the this is a young shark side and they need to they need to learn how to play some attractive free flowing rugby sharks need to get back to that so yeah the kick has been scratched off so the score is Five Points to three so David gets it out the back of the scrum here is Costa Costa to pentre pentre kicks forward kicks infield too get gets the ball to Grass Lombard to um har Hansen he’s held up at the moment he does get to ground stain oh it’s loose but it’s it’s gone to hand and uh here’s ra Ras AR is R not Ross maver trying to make a nuisance of himself sharks rocking over getting the penalty on halfway the Sharks getting a penalty through great counter rcking by Tina maveri I do like maver a lot I think he’s a very good player that’s jacked so crer kicks to the corner good to see the Sharks actually going for the touch line more often and actually backing themselves to score some tries um really nice to see they have some talent and it’s showing um I’m actually quite excited about the sharks from seeing what I’m seeing now now can the Sharks replicate what they did about five minutes ago and score another one that’d be great so you still throw in they go to the front to the r ril Hugo who was Captain for a little bit don’t forget um y has it at the back the mul’s not moving so I think David’s is gonna have to take it out he goes blind crer crer runs into the number 14 Davids gets it away Williams looking for a second can’t quite make it Davids sharks I think getting a penalty for offside now sharks trying to use the power game Yer goes about 30 30 centimeters out Hatton look like Hatton no it’s laru lar yeah could see laru they pick up and go again it’s Rea I think he might be over there but no they feed the ball back L I think he’s over there sharks might I think have scored the second sharks have scored their second try and I tell you what this I wasn’t expecting I think it’s laru could laru yep C Laro gets the shark’s second try of the game and crer will now know he’s only got 60 seconds to take it Butch James calling for a yellow card for Yakov basaki for a very cynical offside but sharks do get their second try and they are looking bit like they’re looking fairly dominant which is not something I’ve said about a shark side in a long time 30 30 minutes in and we could be 123 up and that I’ll be happy with crer oh and crer hits the upright and bounces away so the score will will stay 10 points to three but two tries in the first half so far it’s a good start from the Sharks and thing is like the nice thing is they’re playing with intent they’re going to the corner and coming away with tries and that is just so uncharacteristic of the Sharks recently so it’s nice to see so Lions kick it just inside the Shar 22 Falls to Hatton um David oh Nik niiko stain can come around and steal the ball or try to steal the ball but no it’s come to it’s come out the side to Williams Williams oh he can’t get away from niiko stain and maver dropped knock it forwards in the pass and now the Lions have a decent option to Counterattack here B hter so okay there’s been a call from an in foot in touch so they’re going to come back but I tell you what he they were looking dangerous down that left side with the Lions if Williams had just managed to get get away from um yeah yeah yeah so Williams had stepped out but if Williams had got away there and not stepped out because the the the contact with Nic stain is what got him out he was it he was gone all money gone no one was catching him after that guys’s got a turn of pace it really does the the mustached bandito vaki will throw in do the lineup y definitely old yako Vis VI here’s niiko stain Volo whips it into oh his prop running a line in the in the Midfield apis coming up quickly can’t quite get um Volo down shuts down the speed P rushing up and missing his tackle i’ honest annoyingly I’ve never rated p I’ve never thought he’s very good but the Lions looking to grind with their forwards here we’re into the last 10 minutes of this first half already in fact nine minutes of the first half uh niiko stain’s going to box kick oh almost charged down by Hugo m is chasing great take by Kuni Davids Yer no momentum into that almost got pushed back Davids looking for a box kick here and he does so Davids kicks Ben is after it great take from Volo BR brilliant Tackle by um uh Pink they’ got an overlap here on the right hand side to the Lions Williams gonna have to track back I tell you what what’s is it he has a he has a bit of pace what’s his name Ken Jared Ken is a bit of pace Lions looking dangerous here scan with a dummy and go he is then dragged back by Hatton and sharks give away a penalty not rolling away and I think it’s Hatton who’s been penalized I think the Lions will think twice and they will go for pul here yep lions are going to go for polls about seven and a half minutes to go and yeah you’d think this will be this will be 106 I disagree with that penalty I disagree with that penalty yes Hatton needed to roll away but no one was trying to clear out roots who was over the ball so he wasn’t obstructing anyone so and he was trying to move so I I disagree with that penalty I don’t think that should yeah and it’s similar to a line out if you know if it’s not straight but no one’s contested it uh and Volo has missed the kick so it remain 103 if a lineer is uncontested it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t go straight what’s the difference if it’s contested sure but similar principle I agree that in a way it makes it easier for the ref for just one rule that I can agree with and if that’s the case fine um eser haen with a big carry chopped down by Hatton and could Sears Come Away With It Hugo feeds it back to CR CR to K off to apollis apollis flicks it out the back to um pentre who gets it away to K this it what I’m liking about this shark side is they are keeping the ball moving could be a turnover here from the Lions it is the Lions have come away with it and it’s fent who with a carry stain to Lombard Lombard with a kick Cross Field it’s not the best it falls for Williams Williams feeds crer crer then boots it down field for Williams to chase into the 22 and Volo is back he clears and it’s a good kick from Ballo gets the ball off the park and for the last five minutes the Sharks will have a throw in I tell you what Costa and apollis have looked good in the centers and that’s often been the shark’s weakness is our centers Yer goes to the middle CIA takes it not clean and he Taps it back oh oh oh my God Davids was smashed it’s one of those ones where he’s about to catch the ball and then he gets taken out and the ball just continues to fall exactly where it is and then it results into a into a knock on forward pass kind of both to um Williams and so it’ll be a scrum down to the Lions less than five minutes in the first half we did miss the first 10 to be fair but this has been a good game this has been more exciting than most of the sharks games in the URC I’d go and watch this this is great so niik stain to feed the scrum stain oh it’s a great line there from um Hansen he’s into the 22 in the Midfield penalty against the Lions not releasing the ball Nick oain throwing the ball away surprised the ref didn’t um give him a warning there just kind of calming the boys down it was a brilliant line there from Hansen absolutely stunning line and um crer makes a good touch touch finder oh such a good line played Costa for a full but maver get tracking back and making a great tackle M was s a good turnover and it’s Williams in there as well tell you what this Williams kid is bloody good I like him a Winger challenging the forwards in the Midfield in a Ru I love it so they you oh so the line out is turned over and it’s called backwards um Esther haen comes away with it I would argue that was a for a knock on but sure um get they got a slight overlap on the right hand side but they’re cutting back in field he’s eventually brought um R Ras is eventually brought down in the Midfield good hands right look forward to Matan Matan is free oh and he’s pain did so well there to not get stepped I will I’ll I’ll give that to pentre he did so well there niik oain whips It Wide MC gets it wide to wotter wotter in the corner I would argue there was a forward pass a while ago but I don’t think they’ll check it no I think they are checking it really good pass from niiko stain there yeah you see M should have held the ball a little longer but Volo did well to step inside Canan and go over in the corner so the Lions right back in and could draw level with the sharks uh volot he’s got a 50% kicking at the record at the moment kicking from the touch line can’t bring it in enough so it will remain 10 points to eight sharks hold on to a narrow lead with a minute and a half till halftime really clever from Nic oain volh did brilliantly there m oh M McAn on One Wing and um Maura on the other that’s that’s class I like that that is stunning so crer to get us underway probably for the last time in this half he kicks very deep and it falls for the number seven um fenter Ryan fenter Nick O stain looking for a box kick yes he is Hugo try is gonna want to put some pressure on him oh almost gets that charge down P tracking back Ki it bounces out so there’s not much they can do about that there 30 seconds left for the Sharks to do something in this first half War it’s it’s been a really entertaining first half I know it took a long time to get the first points but both teams have shown really really good attack so Yer throws Hugo rises in the middle Davids P pentre takes it into the line Davids us up to the 10 meter line Davids crer um Costa off to maver could be a no penalty against the Lions I would take the three points here go for a shot at goal take it up to a f no they’re G I think they’re going to go for the corner here they given it to crer and he looks like he’s uh yeah he’s Ang he’s eyeing the corner they want another try they want a third try in this first half and every time they have kicked to the corner to go for a try they have scored so fair uh no I think there was once they didn’t but they’ve looked very uh intentional from the Sharks this half and that’s something that we are just not used to as a fan base so it is good to see I’m loving it I might watch the rest of the carry cup at this right I think there are a couple players in here who could have played for the first first side um MAV is quality player although you know he got the red card but you know so shark maver breaks off the back he’s then wrapped up by two men because the rest of the M had moved away Davids feeds Costa I like Mari Coster he’s good I know he’s leaving though good see Good carry Davids again oh Hatton with a good carry m Davids changes Direction goes to the left Hatton again Davids changes direction again goes to the right crer tried to cut back in field slipped and got brought down reer here’s Davids Good carry from Pita Davids Yer Yer and of course quy Mona knocks it on and lions are trying to play with this I tell you what lions might come away uh no it’s falling for Costa Costa gets it off and CR decides you know what this is pointless let’s go to half time uh and yes again quim Mona justifying exactly what I said I don’t know why he is in the shark Squad I don’t see his point but anyway 10 points to eight in a very exciting first half sharks leading and playing well I think this is the most the best I’ve seen them play in quite a while um which has caused for excitement um two tries to one and uh 10 points to eight uh we’re going to go for the Breakaway now we’ll be back after halim so give it about 10 minutes um and we’ll see you for the second half then hopefully the stream will work for the full 40 this time uh so don’t go away guys uh see you soon e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e right and we’re back sorry about that guys I know I’m a little bit late uh the stream once again doing me dirty and not telling me when of the game and restarted but this time we’re not missing 10 minutes just one um so we are back um and I’m really looking forward to a really good off oh my God you shut up um so 61% of you saying you’re supporting the Sharks now that didn’t expect that honestly um but you never know uh tando the cier laru is really impressive you’re right and yako Williams need’s a scrum cap otherwise he’s not going to be a chesin kby or a uh ctly right yeah no I see your point there but yeah they’re they’re looking good so the lions are on attack here they have a penalty Advantage good hands Matan is free on the left hand side he gets the ball in field very early try for the lions in this second half and it’s Jared Ken and I think he actually deserves a try he’s played well in the first half and that is a brilliant start to the second off consistent um possession just being calm and very very chilled just using an overlap and Ken’s got gas but tell you what M has played well he’s been influential in everything really that the Lions have done so he’s he’s doing well my CL is um shining shall we say but uh slight alarm Bell for the sharks that was a bit too easy Gade volod he’s on he’s only got one out of three so he’s uh 33% he takes it very quickly what I’ve noticed he doesn’t really spend much time you know visualizing but he gets the kick from wide out right in the corner and it’s 10 points to 15 Lions take the lead excuse me good Pace from Jared Ken so sharks kick off and the stream freezes I am getting so used to this and it’s still pissing me off right come on can we can we load please guess I’m going to have to restart it because this is going to drive me insane so sharks have had possession and they’ve cleared through crer who looks like he is like an aged movie star um so it’ll be a line out I think on about the Sharks 202 right about no sorry a shark’s 10 meter line so but it’s a lion’s lineup so Lions have the throw in so they’ll have a chance to build another phase of possession and attack faki he throws to the middle of the lineup I’d say uh to his big man rard roots oh and mcin again has a hand in the break lions are finding it easy to make some make ground here but there are look it certainly looks like high tackles are starting to come in quy Mona wraps up uh ni Nic stain who tries to snipe coming back for the penalty Advantage though could Laro in from the side is the call so lions are proably yep lions are going to go to the touch line here through Volo wo W so faki will have another throw in this time he goes to the back through Schuman and fenter comes away with it he bounces off one gets into the 22 Nicco stain Fe scan again Nic resets decides to no he doesn’t go himself I didn’t see who he got it off to stain scan again schuman’s had a hand in every single thing here uh fenter I tell you what they are making ground with ease they’re five meters out St off to n Nord N St Vol to changes Direction but then they have to come back is’s Russ Russ stepping through one two back up to the five Nick oain benter eight offside Nick Hatton called for offside so penalty advantage to the to the lons St whips it over the top m is wrapped up by pentre but still Advantage uh Esther Hazen wrapped up in a solid double tackle from aviser and USTA stain chip over the top on I tell you what Ral Hugo thank God you caught that then thinks about kicking it after the whistle called and kicks it straight into his own [Music] player that was jokes that was huge jokes but it’s not good from the sharks they get they’re allowing the Lions to gain ground on them way too easily bot is going to go for um go for polls as they are right in front of the polls uh and that will take it to uh 18 points to 10 but sharks need to be careful here they’re giving away ground very easily and they haven’t had any possession in this first half second half sharks need to get hold of the ball and keep it for a bit so L crer will have to get us underway again the lines B some more points 10 points to 18 with a very high box drop kick there pent trying to slap it back can’t do so got close es haen with a good carry not making much ground but strong carry stain off to um Schuman stay thinking about a box kick and goes for it Hugo providing pressure good C catch grer runs it up to the line beats one tackle gets up and goes again David R sorry CIA good Laro good good carrying Davids Hatton crer Costa benle benle stepson field stepson field again gets it back off to Hatton hatton’s got no one to offload it too David this is really good from the Sharks y inside ball from ker to Costa out to Davids um cilo apollis three to meser M with a great pass out the back oh that is a sensational try from the sharks that is like that’s Fijian style handling there from the Sharks and I’m I’m here for it that was stunning and apollis gets his try his seventh Curry cup try for Diego apollis his ankle not looking good but that is I mean that’s that hand so good apollis gets the ball away to maver maver on the way down gets the ball away to Williams Williams steps in field gets the ball away to apoll and straight through for the line and the Sharks hit right back against the Lions what an offload off the floor from um maveri come on CR come on Lionel you so crer I think he’s got that yep he’s got that no yes he has 17 points to 18 sharks hit back immediately sharks are the thing is the sharks look dangerous whenever they have the ball which is so I’m not used to it it’s it’s so weird to be talking like that I’m not used to this being a thing so Volo will have to kick off this time feels like it’s been a while since he’s had to do that so there’s been a change here um Ron sty is on uh don’t didn’t see who four uh so Davids maver breaks one tackle before he’s brought down David’s looking for a box kick told to use it does so Schuman trying to put a bit of pressure on and Lombard Giani Lombard comes away with it well and sharks get the penalty for a steal and it is number seven um jannis who comes away with that steel brilliant steel and I think they’re going to kick to the corner here yeah I mean on halfway not I don’t think we have a kicker that’s that’s within their range I don’t think um Kier can kick that far so we’re gonna go to the line Kier with a good touch finder I think brings play about up to the 22 this sharks team is actually really exciting me which is so nice that’s I think it’s the first time I’ve felt excitement about the sharks in years so sharks line out on around about the 22 Hugo calling the lineup get the ball maver breaks out the back um Williams to Costa Costa’s tackled Midfield Williams ah penalty advantage to the Sharks now will they take a quick will they go to the corner will they take the lead and it really is this game is swinging so fast I think crer is going to take the points and take the lead don’t forget the sharks have already scored three tries the LI have scored two so 45 seconds left on the penalty shot he better hurry up looks like we got some changes for the Sharks coming on mul dup is coming on and apollis will be leaving because of his ankle sad because he’s played bloody well yeah apollis will be leaving and uh Müller dupc will be coming onto the field uh CR has 20ish seconds left but he’ll easily make that he’s pretty much ready for his kick come on lonel put us in the lead crer slots the kick sharks back in front yeah that AP try was absolutely stunning yeah that’s right the cheaters won it the 40 is still incoming that 40 what do you mean that 40 oh right yeah you said the Sharks would win 407 I think you said so sty is on for Esther Hazen that’s the change that the Lions made I think there’s been another change for the Lions but I’ll let you know when I see it um Good carry from Marisa to take it out of the 22 uh ah it’s brand Brandon that’s come on for faki it’s not a great kick there from Williams but at least it’s not gone out oh sorry David Williams was chasing and I think he was in front of the kicker or no it’s Ral H Hugo was it who was in front of the kicker so they’ll come back for the penalty where the ball was kick and I bet you they’ll go for the corner here no no V is going to take another crack at goal they want the lead back they want the kick they want the lead back me yeah I’m dude I’ve been up since um since 6 I don’t even realize I’m yawning I’ve been up since 600 am. though so yes I am a bit tired apologies uh so Volo he he’s brought his stats up he’s a three from five so 60% he slots this one over yep no problem so the line’s back in front by one but yes I’m trying not to yawn as much um stormers were sleeping on Cade volh though he’s all right don’t forget this is curry cup though like this is curry cup although they are you know arguably playing better than they these these two would get slaughtered though by a USC team although probably not the sharks um so sharks have somehow got it but they’ve no there’s a knock on knock on from the lon so it’ll be a scrum to the Sharks yeah this is don’t forget this is curryup like the the step up to the URC from here would be huge would be really big first knock on from the Lions so it’ll be a scrum to the sharks um Midway point between the Lions 10 and 22 meter so Davids will uh feed the scrum and uh hopefully the sharks can build a good attack off this platform um they have been In fairness to the Sharks they’ve been very clinical when they’ve been on attack uh referee’s just asking the scrum to be reset um not sure why fenters had 13 carries for the Lions already Dy hell not clinical enough yes yes I’d agree there are a couple of chances we’ve sanded and but it’s been impressive and especially for a first hit out for a whole new team I’m pretty happy with it like it I’m excited by it and that for the sharks that doesn’t happen often for me so uh B scrum is completed this time Davids gets it out crer whips It Wide to Costa Costa hits the line up into the 22 Davids recycles Kier CR puts it on the boot m m is back there he goes to ground and oh it’s brilliant from yako Williams getting the penalty there think he might have hurt himself though brilliant penalty steal there from yako Williams the kids got talent oh it’s a beautiful cross kick oh and it’s oh wait oh go on go on go on Pinkley it’s just a Hail Mary cross kick could come off really well for the Sharks here bad throw from can Davids you come on sharks you’ve got to make something out of this now David’s again here’s umita David again Hatton give that man Williams a scrum cap here’s Rica still they’re about just inside the 22 still David Goes to Karo oh and he’s met by two big tackles L’s not really rolling away but David’s did get it back Hugo Hugo out the back crer crer to new man in um what’s his name dup C Müller dup C Davids sharks are losing a bit of ground here oh great inside ball from Hugo Davids crer whips It Wide that’s a good catch from Rica Hatton Hatton beats one tackle Hatton gets a rumble on Davids back in fields Yer this is good from the Shar it’s really good continuity David it’s going to go to m uh MAV no no it’s not CR Costa p p steps in field oh and he’s not he’s lost it forwards in trying to place it no damn it Pinky yeah I mean thing is if if he was if he was close enough to the line that was a try but he wasn’t he wasn’t close enough he was like this close and the ball hit the ground before the line but loving that from the sharks like yes it’s risky but I’m loving it they are it’s it’s entertaining I am this is this shark side is really impressing me which is really really nice we’re into the final uh 20 minutes he had support though yeah he really did he he should have passed it um he he absolutely should have passed it and you can tell he hasn’t you can tell he was he was trying to get a try for himself because he hasn’t played for ages he was in favor then he’s been out of favor for over a year now uh yeah he should have passed that you’re not wrong Tander you’re not wrong he absolutely should have passed that Williams probably would have scored but uh you know benefit of hindsight and not being the person to have to make that pass I’ve been in situations like that I get it but I I think he’s he he wants to prove a point which can do can be brilliant but it can also be a problem uh in that situation where he should have bed so Lion’s looking to make some front row changes uh me just bring that up that’s ah okay uh so it’ll probably be uh no mon Brandon is already on the pitch apparently so cotza and um pman were looking to come on I spose sharks getting a bit of ascendency in that scrum once the ball to come out Xander dupy with a good carry swings it back oh and I tell you what um that was good pressure very good pressure from Davids on volh but he does manage to control it well step in field and get the clearance away so um tell you what and he’s played well I’ll give it to him um Morgan nordia um not heavy at tall but he’s done well and R has gone off and G Gan come on crer kicks up high very very Central got a brilliant kick and I think oh and Williams again is this Williams kid is nuts Davids cross kick from crer Falls to p p gets gets away from mcin but he flings it in field and Zander dupy catches it but sharks sharks pressuring the Lions here hugely Nick oain gets it off to the new man in C stain are looking stain’s looking to kick off here so the only person pman hasn’t come on yet Hatton hatton’s got some Pace I like it he’s uh Tak beats one tackle Davids Costa maver and it’s been stripped in the tackle Hansen flings it in field here’s um Volo he steps in field gets it away to oh what’s his name again Ken TR scorer and vhod decides let’s get rid of this ball let’s kick it down field fortunately p and kuna back there um Ben kicks up and Kun chases and Kun gathers brilliantly stain trying to get over the ball he’s definitely stolen that that is a brilliant steal from the scrum off oh he was over that like o Limpet that was two brilliant bits of skill a brilliant take by Ki and then a brilliant steal whenever R fenter has the ball my butt [Music] sh my cat’s trying to destroy things again ran fenter he’s not playing is he oh yeah yeah yeah yeah you’re right number seven yo Williams at the moment is playing out of his socks he’s playing bloody well there are some real standout performers in these in both sides I think m is having a class game uh K is having a great game uh volh is playing okay niik stain’s playing well um but um is having a class game but yako Williams and um D David they’re both playing so well I’m very happy with how this game is going for the Sharks even if we lose we’ve played really well and it looks like Müller dup receiving some attention there on his uh on his ribs gianny Lombard with the clearance brings play halfway between the Sharks 22 and the 10 meter line or right slightly closer to the 22 than the 10 and looks like the Sharks will be making some changes now so I think we’ll see um M Manda and Karen Furon Mand on debut oh it’s an overthrow by the Lions it’s a great overthrow though and again Ken with a great carry deep into the Sharks 22 sharks are looking under real pressure here fenta met by crer good tackle from crer St goes to Brandon Brandon stain schan another a good car hard carry here is fenter again stain and the lions look dangerous from this position every time they’re in it eighth phase now it’s good defense but the sharks are losing a little bit of ground every single time um Good carry from Schuman try scored from the lions sharks uh concede again and I think it is reserve Ruan Stalley sty it was a brilliant carry from Jared Ken such a good carry from him oh it might be Monet Brandon who scored tell you what this conversion is really important for the Sharks because it takes them out to an eight-point lead and uh the I mean look the sharks have shown they can score so does he get it no okay so the points the score will stay 20 points to 26 sharks will only fall to uh Sixpoint deficit that was a good yeah it was a good good attack attacking set from the Lions there they they’ve looked like they will score every time they’ve got into that position and In fairness so of the sharks um but this is just yeah it’s a really good game for both sides I think they’re both producing really good hit outs on their first game on their first game of the of the competition especially from players who haven’t had much game time great tap back by P but it does fall to um strawy Nic O stain half these players I don’t even know who they are five so Schuman then fenter comes away with it Nic stain knocks it no sharks knock it on I thought I would have said ni knock that on first but it’ll be a scrum down to the Lions uh in their own half right who who am I looking forward to seeing come off the bench not no one in particular there’s a couple of debutant though [Music] um although yes for the Lions I’m really Keen to see um Maura come onto the on onto the um onto the park let’s see the polls yeah 58 % for supporting the Sharks 42 supporting the Lions do not tell Steven don’t tell Steven someone holding a sign saying flew from du flew from Dubai for the hot men so the time is off at the moment there might be an injury come on let’s get the game back underway it is now three tries all by the way so the level in tries just not points um let’s have a look that’s not going to make a difference there okay uh all right so scrum down finally on the Lion’s 10 meter line just off center about on the 15 meter Mark in in field Nic oain trying to say the scrums not good and it’s a penalty to the sharks at the scrum now three points or go to the corner i’ I’d back yourself and go for the corner they have looked good in that position so why not do it again good scrum there from the Sharks very good scrum and could uh sorry um Kier is going to go to the the lineup it’s not his best kick not his best kick by a long shot but at least it’ll be a line out and yes it was definitely buckling inwards from the Lions player on the uh on the other side folded inwards so sharks are okay so there’s another change for the Sharks but I’ll I’ll tell you who it is fairly soon there’s a penalty Advantage for Sapp sacking the M late here’s Karen furan Good carry from him Davids Dand with the kick over the top again for pen to chase Maura mafura is on the pitch yes tapa Maura is on the pitch love that and they’ll come back for the penalty Advantage though and I’d go for the corner again same thing try the exact same thing and he does goes for the corner this time do you set a rolling mall I don’t know they have haven’t tried it really well they did on the last one but it was immediately sacked therefore penalty not immediately but post breakoff it was sacked pulled down by the the Lions um s furan M initially goes back and the mall’s gonna they’re gonna carry this straight over but I might be held up held up held up by the Lions and that considering it broke off very good defense from the Lions who yeah who was the Lions player that held that up is it Nick oain it is it’s Nic stain who held that up what a lad well played and it’s mavera who was held up oh brilliantly held up by Nic oain yeah bloody well done yeah M just couldn’t couldn’t roll away from Nicos he couldn’t get off of him that was impressive from Nic stain huge size difference oh so it’s a goal line Dropout yeah of course it’s because it’s carried over yeah close but so far again I know how you feel we’re about to enter the last 10 minutes of the game um so it will be a goal line dropout um so I imagine they’ll kick fairly long um look the sharks are no by no mean doubt of this they we’ve seen them they can score from anywhere I think uh we got a new man coming on uh and I think it is uh ninga uh yeah Johnny Lombard’s probably going to deck this as far as he can not really kicks it up about halfway Kuni takes it in feeds it off to um poita who runs straight into into the uh men opposite him good handling from the Sharks Costa K pentre pentre takes on the line beats two tackles oh that’s probably going to be a yellow card for the Lions who’ve been lift and dumped they’re GNA check this this is Foul Play Ki was not Ki um pentre was basically dropped on his head this could be a yellow card and maybe a red 10 minutes to go and this will be a huge favor for the Sharks if this happens I’m not sure I think they they need to TMO this okay so just a penalty I would like to at least have a look at it and I’m sure they’ll probably show a replay of it but CR will kick to the corner K will kick to the corner nothing but a penalty apparently um but still good outcome from the Sharks uh CR kicks to the corner and now do they set the Mo I mean he was still he was just dropped how didn’t he ground that one with with one Defender very poor look I mean thing is in that position the actual Defender is very strong because it’s all core based uh yeah so um pman is on for the Lions and and the Sharks players just come on Yonker is also for the Lions and uh I think uh reer fun has come onto the field for the Sharks yeah and and ninga so they come on they’ve come on together so the Sharks go to the front and Hugo made its way back to furan M’s not moving just yet but they’ve got some power in it M’s edging forwards now I think the Sharks might break off here and this is looking good for the Sharks it’s a good platform but they’re going to have to use it it’s eventually pushed back and I think it’s going to be turned over yeah oh and sharks Ms are not working today brilliant mole defense there from the Lions to get the turnover with eight and a half minutes left you know you kind of start to think well maybe that was the sharks’ chance but yeah uh Ken is also left the field and he has been replaced by Renzo dupy uh and Davids has left the field I think he’s had a good game Bradley Davids but he has been replaced by um tition fur I think yeah Tian fre uh so the only person on the bench still for sharks is aleno vaki and Leon horn for the lions sharks are going to have to go big in this scrum and try and get something out of it but they get the ball out quickly to the Lions Yona with a carry sharks need to do something here ni stain box kick does so it does fine touch really well from Nic stain it’s it it was a bad kick that turned out great because it bounced in field but skipped off the surface and made its way out so the Sharks will need to start again they got seven minutes they got seven minutes could we see see a last minute steal of the victory with a converted try stranger things have happened so furian will throw in goes to Hatton at the back although it’s stolen by the Lions and Lombard who is now looking like he’s playing fly half coria’s back he takes it well he’s going to launch a bomb for p to Chase he does p is after this P gets up and it’s an advantage to the Sharks for a knock on so Costa gets it away here is um oh dupy dup I think is it yeah no poita Yan Pita sharks up into the 22 three CR Costa Costa takes it in thought it was in a break there thought it was in a in a in a gap three off to the new man ninga he’s done well there to keep his feet for as long as he could confuron gets them just it gets them back inside to the 22 three is ganana Costa Costa Kun M with a good step but he’s gone into mcin and they’re carrying him to the corner he manages to free his hands fur fur steps in field and I think there’s a knock on there but there’s a penalty to the Sharks and I think it was a not high tackle but maybe tackle off the ball so three-pointer or you have to go for the corner because you don’t want to draw which would be two penalties so you kind of you want to go for the win yeah and they’re going to go for the corner and crer kicks to the corner oh okay so it’s a late tackle no I would say that’s not a late tackle that’s a fortunate penalty for the Sharks uh but we’ll take it so do the Sharks now try a mole which hasn’t worked multiple times I don’t think so I think they should try use their backline I think release the backline so infan goes to Hugo in the middle they do set the all and the Sharks bring their own ball to Ground Three fre Costa Costa at the back to uh oh my God and Muller dupy drops it so cold knock onto the Lions good carries from the Lions players but just since these changes have been made in the backline the sharks have looked so much less uh clinical not clinical uh just basic skills that is such a poor drop from mul dup to see a high tackle against him so less than four minutes to go sharks are now looking a little bit like they’re not going to make it and I hope they do I really hope they do but this is looking risky now uh 23 whose man is this what um the guy who dropped the ball yeah piss poor effort that 3 minutes and 58 seconds of normal time remaining and who knows we might see exactly the same thing that happened two years ago where they where both sides only won when they were playing away who knows but the Sharks need to put produce something quite quite special here to get uh not only get the ball back but also score a converted try oh shark scrum looking strong here no but they’ve gone to ground stain gets it off to mafura Maura’s charged down oh and the ball goes out oh but it’s good pressure from R crer so they can now challenge the line out yeah mafura was lazy with that kick I mean he was playing with fire there and of course now the stream decides to freeze as you know it likes to do okay but why though so well sharks do challenge at the line out can’t get it stain stain flings it away to fenter who’s had a good game carried a hell of a lot in this game as fenter and of course the stream keeps now freezing every 10 seconds apologies guys but technical crap and I think with two and a half minutes to play I think Lombard cleared the line their lines but don’t think by much yep sharks still have a lineer inside the Lions 22 with two minutes to go the sharks have to do something special here furan throws to Hugo in the middle Sharks win their lineup H ninga breaks off the back oh and this is good for the Sharks Pito with a good run fur f with a snipe stain stain’s no he’s got he’s got his knees to ground there come on yes penalty to the Sharks not releasing but it’s I I’d actually potentially do do a scrum at this penalty bring suck in all their forwards and put your backline against theirs i’ play the scrum i’ play the scrum no they’re going to take a tap I think Karen furan wants to take a tap K Fury Three gets it away to uh ninga yeah looks like it not rolling away another penalty to the sharks they change direction Hatton Hatton goes himself Hatton is over and that should be the lead for the Sharks Nick hon and the sharks have a kick to win it oh no they’ll have they’ll have to have a restart because they have the kick the conversion will end in real time or rather in get in normal time so they I think they have to do a restart but first we need that we need the conversion it’s CR so we should get it but Nick Hatton Take a Bow come on crer come on crer come on also guys this game’s about to end don’t forget Fiji are playing Georgia right now go and watch that after this game like I don’t know if we’re covering it but definitely worth watching come on K CR CR he’s fluffed it CR has fluffed the kick and it’s probably one of his easiest ones today so darks are well we do get a bonus point for the try so at least we’ve got that uh Lions will have to kick off we have to work to get into either a drop goal range win a penalty sharks have to gather this Lions cannot kick it out it falls to the TR scorer himself Hatton now the JS have a hell of a lot of work to do they put themselves in a chance to win it and that’s an awful pass up at the back crer crer beats one tackle has to yeah I know as if he butchered that it wasn’t even close it was a terrible kick sharks moving it Forward crer has to make amends for that awful kick they’ve got a long way to go hat oh Hatton juggles it tell you what the Lions defense is standing strong though the new men need to stand up here and do something spectacular no don’t keep playing towards the touch line three goes to the one of the new men sorry names I don’t know it’s going to be difficult right now because I i’ I’m now stressed fre crer K goes out the back sharks need a string of penalties to get upfield taken back so can’t I mean not that it matters they’re not going to kick it away Hatton kon’s making some good ground do not play so close to that touch line Good carry from popita po has played well Hatton with another carry that should be a penalty against fenta CR uh L CR oh that’s a big hit on our forwards Lions trying to get over and turn it over three Ral Hugo Hugo threw a gap but tackled F gets the ball away to fer here’s Ki we’re not making any ground we just outside our 22 CR p p puts his head down and offloads the ball as if we don’t need to maintain possession Nisa three again goes to crer at the back crer with a cross kick it’s a good kick on M dupy come on get some support with him PR is there he picks it up oh and sharks can see the penalty for second roll from crer so crer misses the kick and then costs us the game so the Lions win this first G this first contest but In fairness very good game from both sides very good game from both sides uh not I’m disappointed because we should have won but it what a game and yes as as as what James was saying it kind of deserved a draw but promising stuff from the Sharks and that’s what I’m excited about promising stuff from the sharks um but we need a we need like a muku or something or Jordan hendri in that side and we’re we’re cooking we’re cooking crer for what he’s worth brilliant but he’s just too old now so thanks for joining me for the stream guys um if you stay on you’ll be um immediately taken over to the review which I’m going to do right now and then um do check out Georgia Fiji game even if we’re not streaming it definitely going to be worth a watch I’m going to go straight there after this game um but thanks for joining me guys and it’s been a pleasure chatting to you guys and um what a game what our first game for the curry cup well not not for the whole carry cup but for the Sharks and the Lions um and promising stuff promising stuff for the future um
