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Four Bordeaux yellow cards help the Sharks to win with ease

By PA
(Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)

Jaden Hendrikse and Marnus Potgieter each scored a pair of tries as the Sharks booked their place in the Heineken Champions Cup round of 16 with a 32-3 win over Bordeaux. It was a third win out of three for the South African franchise in their debut campaign of European rugby with Bordeaux not helping themselves after picking up four yellow cards.

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Lionel Cronje kicked an early penalty for the Sharks before Hendrikse went over for the opening try from close range. The hosts were dominant up front and Hendrikse again went over from a driving maul before second row Gerbrandt Grobler powered over.

Maxime Lucu kicked the only Bordeaux points of the game shortly after the break but, with the visitors down to 13 men, wing Potgieter claimed the Sharks’ bonus-point try. Flanker Siya Kolisi was instrumental in that try and was again the architect of the fifth try as Potgieter strolled in out wide.

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takata 1 hour ago
Who is telling the truth about France's tour of New Zealand?

The TV viewership for the quarter final between France and South Africa was 19 million of which about half was South Africans so his statement is a throw away line nonsense.

Do you really want us to believe that nearly 10 million South Africans would have been in France to watch this game… on FrenchTV?


The real number of viewers are:

- World Cup 2023 quarter final game: FRA-RSA, 16.5 million viewers on TF1* (peak @ 18.4 million).

And this was for a dramatic elimination game.

For comparison:

- World Cup 2023 pool game: FRA-NZ, 15.4 million viewers on TF1* (peak @ 17 million).

And this was for a game with mostly nothing at stake. Hence, my bet is that NZ will still bring more viewers in France than RSA during the Autumn Serie Test (we’ll see, but I’m probably right and we’ll be able to compare with last year test).

(*) my source is Médiamétrie for TF1 (Free to air TV channel).


Of course, it’s France viewers only and It's also providing all the details by sex, age, revenue, where in France, etc. for corporate accounts.


By the way, during the 2007 WC, the semi-final FRA-ENG was viewed on Antenne 2* by 18,3 million people (peak @ 20 million). If France-NZ would have been the 2023 final, this score would have certainly have been dwarfed.

(*same source)


Sorry to tell you that but, in France, particularly in the large public audience which is making 90% of those watching those games, South African rugby is still very far from the “All Blacks” renown and popularity, whatever its WC performances.

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