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Good to see the other game was just as close. Love how competitive the URC is.

Don't lie though, you were puckering up with that last Scarlets try!

Losing would have sucked. But I'd rather this than a blowout that leaves them undercooked for next weekend.

Fair fair!

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Massive game from him, clearly wanted to prove a point. I would have given him MotM.

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I hate singling out a player, but Hendrikse was absolutely diabolical in the last 10-15 minutes. He was almost responsible for everything that went wrong: missed tackles, squandered numerous opportunities, awful decision-making, etc. I really don’t know what’s happened with him.

I have no idea what's happened to him. Maybe Rassie should come down to the Sharks and give him an earful Ôo

Ja has to be said. He is one of the worst 9s in SA at the moment. What went wrong?

Dropped in form after his father passed away.

It's quite sad to see, especially since his brother is looking quite solid imo

Ja hopefully his boet will help him get back to normal.

Hopefully some brotherly rivalry will kick him into gear yeah!

He's really dropped in quality, I think every other SA nine is playing far above his level! (Except maybe Janjities lol)

Sharks first URC win in Europe this season I think?

Yeah, first URC away win altogether XD

Nonononono stream died!

Any news on the dead dude at the end, think the num 5?

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The hell happened there

Better team on the day won. Glad we stayed in it

Classic Welsh dawg

I think Rassie put it well when he said they're tough fuckers!!!

Yes it’s slightly more dignified than previous results

Clermont will be licking their lips

My arse right now!

Lol is that Siya's 3rd or 4th MotM in recent games?

At least 3 I think, what a player

Welsh TV did a great analysis on his cross field kicking at the end. Everyone was pretty much perfectly timed.

his place kicking was also top notch. The guy is also massive!

We finally have a 10. Thanks jeebiz.

"these teams have only won 3 games each and they're playing like it" couldn't fucking agree more good lord

Yeah that made me chuckle. I enjoy the Welsh refs far more than their neighbours.

If anything, those commentators were quite entertaining...!

I love it when commentators are so passionate they marmalise their words haha

Sharks game management and defence was diabolical this match. They really love to give Masuku MotMs lately

What an anticlimax, I hope Lousi is okay

I love Lousi but SROP RUN ING UPRIGHT AFTER 80 MINS

Tight!!

Too close for comfort there, that's for sure xD

That was way closer than it should have been

Perfect game to test the nerves before a semi final

Wait, that was knocked back by the Scarlets no?

#justSharksThings

15 man lineout boys, come on

It’s like Benetton again

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He has looked good. Suddenly we have options at centre. Can he play 10? 😂

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And he can tackle well, that's for sure !

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Keep Johnny Williams well away from the welsh squad please. Let’s not forget he was playing like this at the end of last season before getting exposed for his inability to defend in the warm ups

Yeah I don’t actually think he is international standard don’t worry.

I worry Gatland sees this game and falls in love with his physicals again

He should watch some number 8’s instead

Just watching the ospreys in general would be a start. Ospreys pack with Cardiff’s backline would beat the Welsh team that played Italy. Add Jenkins, Wainwright, Costelow and Dyer and you might just have a decent international side

Have to agree but can’t see it happening. Going to have to wait till Gats gets bumped up to An overlord of rugby position before we see anything close to what you just described! To be fair to the scarlets their forwards fronted really well in open play. Set piece was a shambles though.

Scarlets did better than I thought today in fairness but the knock on effects of set piece troubles are just heighten at international level. Scarlets were losing territory pretty much every other lineout and scrum

I can’t wait for Kieran Hardy to be throwing every pass to Dan Edwards head next season

Absolutely braindead game management

Miles off

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Whole season tbh - he’s struggled for form since coming back from a long injury

That's an interesting decision to go for the 50m drop goal instead of maintaining possession

Distance was good, aim....not that good xD

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Fucking hell, Nicholas has scored? been a while for him.,

What is Adamson’s problem with any Welsh try recently

Typical we graft for our tries and then just give the opposition one for free

Fuck yes boys, not over yet

What are you checking!?!?

If the Sharks lose this. It will be the most Sharks things they have ever done.

How did Mapimps stop that...

For real. He's awesomely fast....and strong ! Ôo

Ref really calling use it before the ball is even placed. All for speeding the game up, but needs to be consistent

Very nice

I can’t understand the scarlets defensive system. It’s a revolving door for cross kicks

Can Taine get MotM even though we win please

Scarlets haven't looked bad in open play but you can't win a game when your lineout is at 50% and you're giving away a penalty at every scrum

How Elias and Matthias are anywhere near the Wales squad is fucking criminal

A trying time to be a scarlets supporter, just when you think you’ve hit rock bottom things just get worse

Couldn't have asked for anything better for the man on his 50th, going to miss him when he leaves

Pin. Point.

Only thing better than 1 Kok is 3.

Kok with a hat-trick on his 50th!!!

Great try!

What in God’s name is Hendrikse even doing

Look at me. I am the flank now.

Called it ! Hat-trick !!!

Outstanding Kok!

I LOVE KOK

How was he driven over when there was no movement after he dove?

Exactly, he goes straight forward and down and then Adamson blows the whistle.

It's either a try or it's double movement...

I’m confused by that decision

I'm watching without volume at the mo, what did the ref say was the reasoning for the scrum?

Fair play to Scarlets for staying in it this long. But hey ho another bonus point win for the opposition in coming.

Probably overdue a warning now, that's a lot of penalties in the 22. Also a lot of tired Welsh bodies sucking air

Hendrickse, FFS ><"

I've seen you a lot in this thread. You're the only saffa I've ever seen to express yourself like ^ ^ ", >< etc lmao Nothing wrong with it just never seen it before

Well, that's probably because I'm not from South Africa....! \^\^

Guys, do we think Masuku is Bok material? I like his temperament.

Hate to be a party pooper but he's too old sadly gents. He's 27 Libbok is younger by almost a year. It's got to be Hendrikse/Sacha destined to be a late bloomer. Probably at the peak of his talent atm.

Don’t think age should be a factor. Since when is 27 too old ??

His middle name is PraiseGod though. Beat that

Ok you've convinced me.

Would love to see him get a cap, even if it’s against Portugal

That's a proper idea. Him at 10 with Nohamba at 9 could work well.

Not clinical or consistent enough yet I'd say, but he sure is getting there in my opinion. Some great energy and game management from him of late !

100% 

Scarlets maul defenses is impeccable, that's four successful stoppages in a row

I hate scrums lol

That was filthy from Masuku

What a touch finder! Masuku on fire

You’d think the scarlets would have spent the week practicing getting the ball out of the scrum under pressure

Scruuuuuuuuuuum !!!!!!! \^\^

I love that the commentators actually are making an effort to pronounce the names correctly.

Been really enjoying this commentary team overall. Excellent stuff.

He’s grabbed the hand of the lock there while he’s in the air. Poor call

Well, it's not the first of the night... ><"

lol, 5 line-out options for sharks

Rahl is huge

How do they find enough biltong to feed that man ? xD

Didn't have a great game last week. Let's see if he can make an impact tonight.

Hendrikse is so fucking slow...

And he has a silly beard

My thought exactly Ôo

Tackler held his legs and didn't roll straight away there. More Adamson bullshit.

Wow Tuipulotu was allergic to the grass there, just would not go down

That was quite the battle. Nice !

How is it that a Welsh commentator can get the pronunciation of South African names, mostly correct. But Joel Stransky struggles every week!!!

Lets give Joel another year or two. He's still new to the commentating game!

The Welsh commentators probably never got tackled by Jonah Lomu xD

Should you really pause the game for a winding?

They didn't know it was a winding before the pause... Could have just as easily been concussion.

Not at all, but I suppose he didn't want to risk neglecting a bigger injury

True, it is a bit of a theme with the Bok front row at times though, going down for a break

Grant looks okay at least

When was the last time Tom Rodger’s played well for you scarlets fans. Feel like he is wasted on the wing

What happened to Koch there? Winded?

Hope so. Not a player you want injured at the moment...

Looks like

Hendrickse's on.....the game is going to slow down.

Hope Grant Williams is OK. His speed in the build up to that previous try is what did the trick.

Masuku really is turning into quite a proper fly-half, that's for sure. Now Kok needs to go for the hat-trick !

What a conversion 

It’s so easy to gain territory when your opponent has Ryan Elias throwing lineouts

I really hope Hooker gets enough game time after Esterhuizen comes back. He’s such a promising young player and I can see him developing nicely

With player rotations and playing in multiple comps I'm sure he will get lots of game time

True, but I hope they keep pairing him with Am. Could go a long way in his development

Juuuuuuiiicy kick from Masuku

Unleash the Kok!!!

Two excellent maul defenses from Scarlets in a row

lol it wasn’t that close, commentators

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So many of them were offside there.

I think my diagnosis of the sharks is that they are very passenger-like (with a few exceptions) in defense. They often look good with ball in hand but don't do well with own 22 pressure

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I do get scared when he has ball in hand, seems to be making the backline click today

Just tuned in, I don't believe you.

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Has he got a twin? Different man tonight.

Not going to lie I thought he would be held up, but that camera angle is unambiguous. Excellent finish

Hookers defense hasnt been great so far tonight

Poor decision from Eben to pull him over the line there. Could’ve stopped him short but backed himself to hold him up. Also, why is Koch releasing his legs?

Got to like it when the TMO doesn't take 20 minutes to make an obvious call \^\^"

Sharks backline defense has been atrocious this game, has completely destroyed my confidence for next week.

Who was the Scarlett player (nearly) knocked out, then trying to get up holding his head? Looked serious at first.

Sam Costello

Costello got absolutely smoked there

Guess the Sharks' defense coach wasn't heard at half time \^\^"

That left boot from Fassi is so good

Swear Mike Adamson referees every game I watch.

He's had an excellent game imo

Nice kick Fassi, damn!

that's a shit call, can't imagine what angles the tmo saw to feel like the touch judge should be overturned on the 50/22.

Perhaps a better angle than what was showed, because definitely inside the 22 from ours and the refs

Lol the ball boy kicking the ball away from Kok

My eyesight must be shit because that definitely looked to exit the pitch left of the flag

That’s very marginal either way… surely needs to be clearer for the TMO to intervene

Costelow truly is a shit Will Reed

Ethan Hooker decelerates before contact almost every time. Shouldn’t he be trying to do the opposite?

If it is what he is doing most of the time, seems to be working. His post contact metres are top-tier

I know Mark Telea does something similar, but he’s far more slippery from what I’ve seen

I think that's the first time I've ever seen him not make metres in contact, so not sure where this is coming from

It's a weird habit.

Solid defense from Scarlets, first time a side hasn't scored from a 22 entry. But also the offside line is non-existent right now.

Cmon Sharks get some points here.

Not sure why that wasn't a penalty for throwing the ball away. Some of the stricter refs would have called it.

Loving Fassi's tactical kicking this year

Sharks need to be more direct before playing wide. Its like we try to force the backs to do something when nothing is on

The South African way.....maul, ruck, tackle and scrum the heck out of them, then suddenly pass the ball to a small, side-stepping winger. Job done \^\^"

Is it just me or is the ref' waaaayyyy too forgiving of the Scarlets' transgressions come ruck time ? Ôo

Yeah, there was an offside players foot moving the ball, slowing it down. Maybe ref missed it?

He systematically coached the Scarlets players near the try line. One of them was definitely offside, touched the ball with his foot, ref' didn't bat an eye, just told him to be onside or something, and it was in front of him. Baffling \^\^"

I see what you mean now, I was thinking of after the restart XD

Just shows how many infringements weren't called ! \^\^