Try Sharks
The visitors score at the death to win it through Mapimpi. 17-18.
The visitors score at the death to win it through Mapimpi. 17-18.
Sharks kick into our 22 after winning a scrum pen.
Angus Williams is on for Darcy Rae.
Two minutes to go.
We have a scrum on half-way.
The Hive is fully buzzing.
We go for a cross field kick and Brown gathers out wide!
The winger catches and looks to be in but he’s caught over the line and held up!
Sharks win a free kick from the scrum and kick to touch.
We secure the ball and build the phases kicking long.
Sharks are forced into a hurried clearance and slice a kick into a touch!
The visitors have the put in
Sam Skinner and Ben Muncaster are off.
On comes Glen Young and Freddy Douglas.
We make a series of breaks from Cherry and Jack Brown!
What a game!
We are lining up on the Sharks line and we are only metres out before Sharks get a paw on the ball (illegally?) turn it over and clear their lines.
We chase, Currie tackles and Ritchie gets on ball!!!
We kick to the corner. Here we go!!!
Ooft. That was a simple one from in front of the sticks. It’s still 17-13.
We defend the lineout brilliantly. Lang gets on ball find Jack Brown and the young back-three player kicks long only for it go out the full.
We’re pinged just outside our 22 for not rolling away and the visitors will kick at goal.
Muncaster passes his HIA. Boan Venter takes the place of Pierre Schoeman.
He replaces Ewan Ashman at hooker.
Sharks are pushing in our 22. They break through, we scramble to defend but they have advantage.
Stop in play with a Sharks player down.
Sharks box it, we knock on and it hits Ritchie who is offside.
The visitors advance the ball just short of our 22.
Ben Muncaster is off for HIA. Freddy Douglas takes his place.
Sharks win a penalty straight from the restart and it’s pulled wide Hendrikse!
Hive Stadium are on their feet and shouting for every decision here!
GET IN!
ASHMAN POWERS OVER AFTER ANOTHER QUICK TAP PENALTY!
THOMPSON ADDS THE EXTAS AND WE LEAD 17-13!
Sam Skinner and Eben Etezebeth both shown yellow cards after that scrap.
We’re lining up here and Sharks are pinged again.
Both teams pile into a fight here – crowd is loving it!
We send a grubber through and Bradbury takes chase.
Fassi fumbles and Bradbury picks up before stopped just short!
Sharks are pinged and Am is sent to the bin!
A lovely grubber from Currie pins Sharks in their 22. They are forced into a clearance and we have good position with a lineout here.
Sorry, 10 -13 is what we meant!
The visitors hit back.
Am breaks and finds the trailing Fassi who touches down.
That makes it Edinburgh 10-10.
A massive 40 minutes coming up here at Hive Stadium!
We lead 10-6 at the break!
That’s another beautiful high ball take from Brown, straight from the restart.
We have a lineout on half-way and the throw to the tail is squint. Scrum Sharks.
That’s three more for Hendrikse. 10-6.
Muncaster thinks he has ball but the ref sees different.
Sharks take aim at the sticks.
We move it through the hands well and Lang chips through however Sharks get back and send one long which Thompson is forced to clear just short of half-way.
Not sure about that one.
Scrum pen and Sharks will clear from their 22.
We knock after a pretty untidy looking lineout in the Sharks 22.
The 19 year old makes no mistake, marking a high ball. He’s hit late and we send it long. Sharks then look to go quickly with a high ball and its out on the full!
Crowd getting into this one and we have another penalty!
TRY RITCHIE!!!
We whip it wide, Currie breaks and finds the trailing Jamie Ritchie who touches down!
10-3 at Hive Stadium!
Jamie Richie gets on ball and wins a huge turnover pen in our half. Sam Skinner turns to the Main Stand and pumps up the crowd.
We kick into the Sharks 22!
Ross McCann has pulled up.
On comes the Scotland U20 player for his second appearance.
Magnus Bradbury cleans up from a scrum in our 22 and Ali Price eventually clears our lines.
A great defensive set!
We force a knock on with Sharks pushing into our 22.
The centre gets isolated in midfield and Sharks get on ball. They kick into our 22.
Sharks look to clear but are outside their 22 and it’ll be brought back.
We knock on close the line and Sharks clear long.
Paterson is back to clean up however. We look to kick it wide and Lang is only inches away from gathering!
Hive Stadium has come alive as we break down the near touchline!
Ross McCann looked to be in but Sharks do well to tap tackle and stop him short.
We have a scrum 5m out…
WHAT A SCORE!
WE MOVE IT WIDE AND JAMES LANG ACROBATICALLY FINISHES IN THE CORNER!
Thompson is wide with the conversion and it’s 5-3!
Thompson’s penalty to touch drifts over the dead ball.
Sharks look to take a quick tap and they knock on.
Scrum time in a good position.
The visitors kill ball and Thompson will kick into the Sharks 22.
Te lineout is long and we knock on when looking to gather.
We turn Sharks ever and Thompson kicks long.
Ethan Hooker is forced into a hurried clearance and we have a linnet in good position here.
Harry Paterson nearly breaks through the Sharks defence. The full-back is up for this.
We’re eventually pinged again as Sharks get on ball.
Hendrikse is short and wide with his attempt at goal.
Jordan Hendrikse splits the uprights and it’s 0-3.
Paterson takes a high ball brilliantly but we’re turned over and Sharks will take aim at the sticks.
We start strong but we’re stripped in contact in the Sharks 22.
They kick long and Harry Paterson does brilliantly to get back and sweep up.
We’re underway at Hive Stadium!!!
Kick-off 7:35 pm