{"id":8785,"date":"2012-03-11T03:04:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T01:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-sharks-claim-first-win-of-super-rugby-season\/"},"modified":"2012-03-11T03:04:11","modified_gmt":"2012-03-11T01:04:11","slug":"rugby-sharks-claim-first-win-of-super-rugby-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-sharks-claim-first-win-of-super-rugby-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Sharks claim first win of Super Rugby season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">DURBAN, March 10<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; The Sharks<br \/>\n recorded their first victory of the Super Rugby<br \/>\nseason by beating the Lions 32-20 in an all-South African<br \/>\nencounter at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>First-half tries from Riaan Viljoen and Lwazi Mvovo set the<br \/>\nhosts on their way, while Meyer Bosman and Jacques Botes scored<br \/>\nin the final eight minutes to secure a bonus point.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The hosts took 23 minutes to land their first points, which<br \/>\ncame from the boot of flyhalf Patrick Lambie, then fullback<br \/>\nViljoen gathered an up-and-under that bounced kindly to score<br \/>\nthe first try on the half-hour mark.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Lions, who have never beaten the Sharks in Super Rugby,<br \/>\nhit back with a second penalty from Butch James kick, but a fine<br \/>\nlineout steal and subsequent attack led to winger Mvovo crossing<br \/>\nfor a converted try on the left after the halftime siren had<br \/>\nsounded.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lambie kicked a further penalty but straight from the<br \/>\nkickoff Jaco Taute went over for a try, which was converted by<br \/>\nJames.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Springbok JP Pietersen, playing in his new centre role,<br \/>\nfound space to set up Bosman to score a converted try nine<br \/>\nminutes from time, with Ruaan Dreyer replying for the Lions to<br \/>\nset up a tense finish.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With a minute remaining, replacement flanker Botes went over<br \/>\nfor a pushover try to seal the win.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Thahir Asmal; Editing by John Mehaffey)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please double click on the newslink below:<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>for all sports stories<\/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>DURBAN, March 10 (Reuters) &#8211; The Sharks recorded their first victory of the Super Rugby season by beating the Lions 32-20 in an all-South African encounter at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday. 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