Edinburgh v Cell C Sharks - Edinburgh Rugby

28 Jan 2023 - 5:15 pm

DAM Health Stadium

Full-Time

19 - 22

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Tries

McBurney28′

McBurney36′

Immelman39′

6′Williams

19′Potgieter

62′van Vuuren

Conversions

Savala29′

Savala38′

7′Bosch

20′Bosch

Penalties

43′Bosch

Drop Goals

Sharks penalty.

The boys gave absolutely everything at the end there. Gutting.

And again!!

Come on boys. Another chance here.

Sharks pinged again

Well into the red now. Henners gets us into the corner!

Another penalty!

Last attacking chance here. We’re just outside the 22 again.

Lineout lost.

Sharks boot clear. Immelman taken out in the air, but it’s not given.

Breakdown penalty!

We’re not going down without a fight. Chico with another brilliant break. Hodgson wins the breakdown pen.

Our lineout in the Sharks half. Come on Edinburgh!!!

Edinburgh scrum.

In our 22. The game has got very scrappy. Looked like Henry was taken out off the ball. Not given.

Muncaster is injured. He’s replaced by Jaco, Hutch moves into the pack.

Sharks hold out.

Huge pressure from the capital men, but there’s a knock on. Sharks scrum on their 22.

On the attack!!

Chico breaks down the line, and feeds Blain who gets us into the Sharks 22!! Come on Edinburgh!!

Sadie yellow.

A dangerous clearout from the replacement prop. We’ll clear!

Cammy Hutchison is on for James Lang.

Another TMO check

For potential foul play.

Sharks attacking scrum.

On our 5. Big chance for the visitors.

High tackle.

Haining with a high shot, no card though. Sharks go to the corner.

Big defence again.

The Sharks break through after a flatish pass. It’s the replacement prop, Mchunu who’s charging forward, but Shiel does brilliantly to hold him up.

TMO is checking something though.

Try given.

Sharks in the lead.

Bosch misses the conversion.

TMO check.

The Sharks are rumbling forward, but we’re able to hold them up. The referee is checking that there wasn’t a grounding, however..

Penalty at the maul.

Sharks into the corner.

Kick is short.

It’s a decent nudge, but not enough. Sharks will have a lineout just outside our 22 after Immelman’s clearance.

Ben Muncaster and Jamie Hodgson are on for Mata and Young.

Edinburgh offside.

The Sharks rush defence causes a couple of handling errors. We lose the ball and are caught offside.

Bosch is attempting a penalty from the Sharks 10…!

Sharks hold.

The Sharks lineout defence holds. They clear, but not far. We’ll have a lineout on their 22.

Yes boys!!

A double win! Glen Young steals the lineout, and we win a penalty at the maul! Into the corner we go.

Edinburgh pinged.

Hands in the ruck, and we give the men from Durban an easy exit. Sharks lineout, just inside their half.

Breathless play!

Both teams want to keep the ball on the park! Shots and kicks are flying around. Bill absolutely demolishes a Sharks forward.

At the end of it all, the Sharks will have a tricky exit. Lineout on their 5.

Double change

Lee-Roy Atalifo and Dave Cherry replace McCallum and McBurney in the front row.

Edinburgh pinged

It’s brilliant from Shiel initially. It’s a brilliant box kick, that Blain taps back. The scrum half then darts through, but we give away a penalty at the next breakdown.

Sharks into our half again.

Brilliant defence!

Huge goalline defence from the home side! Sykes jackals, and the Sharks hold on!

Immelman clears upfield. We’ll have a lineout on our own 22, so a big exit still needed.

Chico time.

Vellacott has picked up a knock, and won’t be able to continue.

Strong defence!

Sharks have space out wide, with Abrahams causing problems. Sykes and Goosen both put in great tackles, and the ball goes to ground.

Our scrum, just outside the 22.

2 point game.

Bosch slots it to cut the lead.

Pinged.

Not an ideal start. We’re going backwards, and give away a penalty in front of the sticks. Shot called.

Back underway!

Come on Edinburgh!!

Half-time.

What a game this is turning into! We recover from 0-14 down to lead 19-14 at the break!

WHAT A TRY OMG!!!

THAT IS FILTH. The ball is loose, and we hack it away. Langers wins the chase and we regain possession. The next bit is outrageous. Loosehead prop Boan Venter floats a BEAUTY out wide. A pass a fly-half would be proud of. Haining tips off to Immelman, who dives into the corner.

Conversion drifts wide, but all of a sudden we’re in the lead!

MCBURNEY AT THE DOUBLE!! GET IN!!

YESSSSS!!! Ads does it again! It’s a classic driving maul, and we’re over.

Sav with a brilliant touchline conversion to level the game.

HENNERS 50:22

WHAT A KICK. The fullback thumps a howitzer.

Our lineout on the 5!

Lineout steal!

Great work from Glen Young! We clear through the boot of Vellacott. Sharks will attack from deep.

Pinged.

Mish is pinged at the breakdown for something…

Sharks into our territory.

ADAM MCBURNEEEEEEEY!!!!!

WE’RE RIGHT BACK IN THIS. It’s a cracker, and all starts with a searing break from Vellacott with the quick tap! The Sharks are scrambling as we keep going through the phases with quick ball. Venter then crashes through the line, before offloading to his front row team mate to dot down.

Savala is on target with the conversion. Game on.

Goosen back on.

The winger returns from the bin. We’ll have a lineout on half way.

Knock on.

Attack not quite clicking, and the ball goes to the deck. Sharks scrum in their 22.

Penalty!

Sharks infringe at the breakdown. We’re getting good go forward, but Sharks are hitting back with huge physicality and line speed. Into the corner!

In Sharks territory

A clever nudge from Vellacott forces the Sharks back. They clear, but we’ll have a lineout in the visitors’ half.

Sharks try.

The defence held initially, but the extra man pays dividends in the end. The Sharks go wide, Fassi offloading to Potgieter to score in the corner.

Conversion is good.

Sharks scrum

We’re pinged again. Sharks opt for the scrum on our 5.

Sharks on the attack

Ox Nche bursts free down the wing. He feeds Williams who’s almost in for a second try. We make the tackle but are pinged at the breakdown, Sharks into the corner.

Wes Goosen has been shown yellow.

Scrum pen!

Awesome work from the front three! We clear our lines. Lineout on our 10.

Chaos!

The ball is lost in the maul and the Sharks almost strike from deep! Abrahams nearly scores, but Savala does well to get back and force the ball loose.

Our scrum on the 5 metre line.

Sharks offside.

The visitors defence is throwing the physicality at the Edinburgh men. Haining breaks through twice, but we lose the ball in the end. Ref blows for offside, into the corner we go!

Sharks pinged!

It’s a great take under the high ball from Immelman, and the Sharks tackler doesn’t release on the ground. Into the Sharks 22 we go.

Sharks try.

Goosen and Vellacott nearly combine to break through, but in the next phase Grant Williams makes an intercept and goes through to score.

Bosch adds the extras.

Sharks pinged!

We clear our lines through Immelman! Our lineout on halfway.

Not rolling away

A positive start, but we’re pinged at the breakdown. Sharks into our 22.

Kick-off

Curwin Bosch gets us underway! We’re attacking the Murrayfield stand.

17:01

Welcome

Welcome to the Galbraith Match Centre for tonight’s clash against the Cell C Sharks!

The DAM is packed out for the second week in a row – should be a cracker!

80:00 Second Half End

78:32

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Abrahams

74:52

van der Walt

Muncaster

72:49

Abrahams

72:48

Penxe

Venter

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