{"id":8554,"date":"2012-03-04T02:50:22","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T00:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-grant-kicks-stormers-to-victory-over-sharks\/"},"modified":"2012-03-04T02:50:22","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T00:50:22","slug":"rugby-grant-kicks-stormers-to-victory-over-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-grant-kicks-stormers-to-victory-over-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Grant kicks Stormers to victory over Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">CAPE TOWN, March 3<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Replacement flyhalf<br \/>\nPeter Grant slotted a penalty three minutes from time to give<br \/>\nthe Stormers a 15-12 win over the Sharks in a second round Super<br \/>\nRugby match at Newlands on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grant, who returned from his Japanese club Kobe Steelers<br \/>\nduring the week and only had one full training session with the<br \/>\nside, was the hero for the home team after slotting an earlier<br \/>\npenalty.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Victory ensured a second successive win for the Cape<br \/>\nTown-based Stormers while the Durban-based Sharks slumped to<br \/>\ntheir second straight defeat.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Sharks started brightly and dominated the opening<br \/>\nexchanges with flyhalf Pat Lambie landing three first half<br \/>\npenalties to give the visitors a slender 9-6 lead at the<br \/>\nbreak.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The home team, forced to make over 60 tackles in the first<br \/>\nhalf to the 24 of the Sharks, grimly hung in with two penalties<br \/>\nof their own via the boot of fullback Joe Pietersen.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the break the match turned in favour of the Stormers<br \/>\nas they dominated field position and possession.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They enjoyed such control that the penalty count read nine<br \/>\nto one in the home team&#8217;s favour, which included a yellow card<br \/>\nagainst Sharks lock Ross Skeate in the 61st minute after the<br \/>\nvisitors had been repeatedly warned for slowing the ball by<br \/>\nreferee Mark Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Under such pressure the Sharks were unable to escape their<br \/>\nhalf and only remained in contact with the home side after<br \/>\nPietersen missed three kickable shots at goal in the second<br \/>\nhalf.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But in the 61st minute Grant stepped up for his first kick<br \/>\nof the season &#8211; a reasonably straightforward attempt from 30<br \/>\nmetres &#8211; and made no mistake.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lambie levelled the scores in the 74th minute with his<br \/>\nfourth penalty but it was left to Grant to secure the win with a<br \/>\nkick from against the touchline.\t<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Craig Ray, editing by Pritha Sarkar)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE TOWN, March 3 (Reuters) &#8211; Replacement flyhalf Peter Grant slotted a penalty three minutes from time to give the Stormers a 15-12 win over the Sharks in a second round Super Rugby match at Newlands on Saturday. 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