Sharks beached in Toulouse

Mike Greenaway mike.greenaway@inl.co.za

THE Sharks could not be faulted for effort but ultimately they were outclassed 54-20 in their Champions Cup quarter-final match against Toulouse in France yesterday afternoon. Nobody gave the Durbanites a chance because of the class of World Player of the Year Antoine Dupont’s team, but a massive factor was the home-ground advantage enjoyed by the French against a team that was on its seventh trip to Europe this season. The Sharks probably found their economy-class seats a bridge too far to be competitive over the entire 80 and the French scored 28 points in the last 10 minutes. It was 24-20 at half-time but the Sharks had nothing left in the tank by the third quarter, which was when Toulouse turned on the taps. The Sharks started strongly and…

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Sunday Independent (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2023-04-09

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