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Sharks battle past Stormers, Hurricanes hold on
By Dejan Kalinic
Sharks overcame Stormers in their Super Rugby derby as Hurricanes claimed a win that came at a cost on Saturday.
Johan Deysel, Sibusiso Nkosi and Stephan Lewies crossed for Sharks in a 22-10 win against Stormers in Durban.
Despite playing a free-flowing style, Stormers struggled to get through Sharks as they slipped to defeat.
Full time: The Cell C Sharks have beaten the @THESTORMERS 22-10 in Durban. Our heroes!!! #superheroes #SHAvSTO #OurSharks pic.twitter.com/o7REJjytpl
— The Sharks (@TheSharksZA) May 27, 2017
Sharks remain second in the Africa 2 Conference, while Stormers are top of Africa 1 despite a form slump which has seen them lost five of their past six games.
Defending champions Hurricanes survived a test at Loftus Versfeld, beating Bulls 34-20.
Without star playmaker Beauden Barrett, Hurricanes ran in five tries to two to claim their win.
But injuries to Ardie Savea, Mark Abbott and Wes Goosen soured the victory, which was Hurricanes' 10th in 12 games.
In Argentina, Brumbies crushed Jaguares 39-15 as Thomas Banks and Andy Muirhead both scored twice.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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