Super Rugby: Sharks affamati e vincenti, i Reds abdicano (17-30)

A Brisbane la franchigia sudafricana trascinata da un grande Michalak prende subito possesso della partita e non lo lascia più sino alla fine. I campioni uscenti provano a riportarsi in carreggiata ma senza successo. In semifinale ci vanno, meritatamente, gli Sharks.

Scorers:

Reds – Try: Will Genia. Radike Samo Conversion: Mike Harris (2) Penalty: Harris.
Sharks – Tries: JP Pietersen, Paul Jordaan, Chark McLeod. Conversions: Freddie Michalak (3) Penalty: Michalak (2) Drop goal: Michalak.

Teams:

Reds: 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Mike Harris, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Ben Lucas, 9 Will Genia (c), 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Liam Gill, 6 Jake Schatz, 5 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Greg Holmes.
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Radike Samo, 19 Jarrad Butler, 20 Beau Robinson, 21 Nick Frisby, 22 Ben Tapuai.

Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Keegan Daniel (c), 5 Anton Bresler, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Steven Sykes, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Cobus Reinach, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Odwa Ndungane