The Sharks and Waratahs have scrummed poorly in most Super Rugby fixtures‚ making their meeting on Saturday at King’s Park interesting. Despite beating the Stormers 34-27 in Sydney‚ the Waratahs were reduced to mincemeat at the set piece by Steven Kitshoff. The Sharks‚ who had a bye last weekend after their 26-19 opening-round defeat by the Lions‚ were scrummed into the ground by a rampant Lions pack led by Jacques van Rooyen. Sharks and Springbok prop Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira came on to salvage what was left of their scrum in Johannesburg but the horse had bolted. Mtawarira said improvement was demanded after a disappointing outing two weeks ago "We weren’t happy with our performance against the Lions. It was substandard‚" he said. "The guys were working hard at the facet during preseason. We went back to the basics to ensure we’ve got cohesion. "The scrum is something we want to rectify on Saturday, and something we’re taking very personally," he said. "The Waratahs have an experi...
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