{"id":9513,"date":"2012-03-31T15:42:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-sharks-tame-brumbies-to-end-canberra-drought\/"},"modified":"2012-03-31T15:42:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T13:42:58","slug":"rugby-sharks-tame-brumbies-to-end-canberra-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-sharks-tame-brumbies-to-end-canberra-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Sharks tame Brumbies to end Canberra drought"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 31<\/span> (Reuters) – The Sharks survived a late challenge to
\nbreak a 14-year drought in Canberra by grinding down the ACT
\nBrumbies 29-26 in their Super Rugby match on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Brumbies’ replacement Nic White snatched an 80th minute
\ntry and Christan Lealiifano’s conversion put the home side
\nwithin three points but the Sharks repelled a desperate drive
\nafter the whistle to notch their first win at Canberra Stadium
\nsince 1998.<\/p>\n

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“It was a great encounter, both teams played some real
\nrunning rugby … I’m very proud of the boys,” Sharks captain
\nKeegan Daniel said in a pitchside interview.<\/p>\n

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“We haven’t had too much success here or in Sydney, so we’re
\nvery happy to pull off a win here.”<\/p>\n

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Fullback Riaan Viljoen scored a brace of tries in the first
\nhalf and flanker Willem Alberts added another after the break
\nbefore winger Lwazi Mvovo scored a fourth in the 62nd minute to
\ngive the Durban-based Sharks a bonus point.<\/p>\n

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The win was the Sharks’ third from six matches in the season
\nand was made easier by a pair of howling errors from the
\nBrumbies.<\/p>\n

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The hosts were kicking themselves six minutes before
\nhalftime when winger Odwa Ndugane intercepted an ambitious pass
\nand fed Viljoen for the Sharks’ second try.<\/p>\n

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Another shambolic error in defence gifted the Sharks their
\nthird and a six-point lead four minutes after the break.<\/p>\n

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Flyhalf Matt Toomua knocked the ball out of the air back
\ntowards the Brumbies’ try-line where winger Henry Speight
\nfumbled, allowing Sharks flanker Alberts to poke the ball over
\nwith his foot and fall on top of it at the left post.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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