WORLD NEWS – AU – Bush snatches a last-minute shark victory in thriller

Corwin Bush delivered a penalty kick after 150 seconds of extra time to score a 34-33 win over Grecoas on Friday in the exciting African Super Rugby Championship South.

Griquas twice led by 13 points during the second half on their Kimberley base and advanced two points in 80 minutes when Tinus de Beer scored a penalty kick. .

However, the home side received a penalty kick, and Springbock Bush, who played twice in the match, made no mistake from a distance of 44 meters to keep a slight chance of winning in the one-round.. .

No spectators were permitted at Griqua Park in the Northern Cape due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Durban team are two points behind leaders the Bulls and have a home advantage over Stormers next Saturday in the final round.. .

However, Bulls seem to have an easier final, at home against Pumas, and a Pretoria win with extra points will ensure their first domestic title since winning the 2009 Currie Cup..

“We weren’t good enough tonight,” Jeremy Ward confessed, seconding as a shark captain for his injured colleague Lukhanyo Am.

“Our downtime was disappointing and we waived many penalties. It was just fine as Corwin was in great shape with kicking targets.

Griquas scrum-half and captain Zach Berger weren’t pessimistic despite a fifth straight loss and only three points out of a possible 25.

“Everyone played with pride and it was really unfortunate that we lost after advancing in the last minute of normal time,” he said after the narrowest winning difference so far in the competition. .

Bush led one point ahead of veteran Morne Stein with half-fly Bulls in the race to finish the top scorer with 14 of four turns and two penalties. .

The sharks’ attempts came from Sanel Nohamba, alternate back Mane Lebock, Ward and losing striker Dylan Richardson.

Man of the match De Beer, who was included late before the match after George Whitehead broke his hand, did not miss a kick into the goal in collecting 18 points from three turns and four penalties.

Grecas tried the scorers in a match, where they led 9-7 in the first half. They are winger Idiris Arendsee and Edwan Keter.. .

On Saturday, Stormers host Cheetahs in Cape Town while three Pumas tested positive for the coronavirus, postponing their match against Lions scheduled for Johannesburg.

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