{"id":156943,"date":"2020-02-17T16:35:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/staying-in-the-fight-featured-durban-blog\/"},"modified":"2020-02-17T16:35:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T14:35:12","slug":"staying-in-the-fight-featured-durban-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/staying-in-the-fight-featured-durban-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Staying in the Fight \u2013 Featured Durban Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staying in the Fight<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The Hurricanes showed on Saturday why they\u2019re so dangerous at home and why achieving a result in Wellington over the last few years has been difficult for South African Vodacom Super Rugby sides.<\/p>\n

Despite the game deadlocked at 17-all at the half-time break, the hosts managed to pull clear to wrestle a win and condemn the Cell C Sharks to our first loss of the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very disappointed with the result of the match,\u201d said head coach Sean Everitt after the conclusion of the fixture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not looking for excuses, obviously there were interruptions with regards to injury,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThomas du Toit pulled out before the game and then Boeta Chamberlain and Makazole Mapimpi both going down early as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite these complications and having a replacement scrumhalf forced to play in the unaccustomed position of flyhalf with your first choice at home due to a family bereavement, the Cell C Sharks performed admirably against the odds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the guys did well to stay in the fight,\u201d said Everitt. \u201cA few individual errors cost us four tries, but these are youngsters and they\u2019ll learn that mistakes like these at Super Rugby level will be punished.\u201d<\/p>\n

The coach also praised his team\u2019s fighting spirit in a game where they clawed their way back nicely to cancel out the bonus point for the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very, very proud of the fight the guys showed, right until the end of the game; they never gave up even though we had senior players out and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everitt was upbeat about the potential in the side and the skill and talent they showed. This all bodes well for the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there\u2019s a lot to look forward to, there were some really good phases and passages of play and we\u2019ll look at that for positivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cell C Sharks have now taken a flight across \u2018the ditch\u2019 into Australia for the final two matches of the tour, looking to close out on a high.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to bouncing back against the Rebels in Melbourne,\u201d he said. \u201cUnfortunately both Boeta and Makazole are struggling with concussion and we\u2019ll have to check their concussion protocols to see where they stand.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurwin Bosch will also be back with the team and that\u2019s a boost for the team. In saying that, Sanele Nohamba playing at flyhalf for the first time at Super Rugby level did a magnificent job.\u201d Saturday\u2019s round four clash with the Rebels has an early start on Saturday morning, with a scheduled kick-off of 5.45am. <\/p>\n

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