SUPER RUGBY
Sharks have right mindset to attack Bulls in the tank
A week is a long time in rugby, but according to veteran Springboks and Sharks prop Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira‚ that length of time after an embarrassing Friday night in Melbourne may have changed their fortunes. The week in question was after the feeble 46-14 defeat to the Melbourne Rebels on March 23‚ where a listless and disinterested Sharks unit looked to be on the verge of implosion. The week before‚ they spat the dummy against a weak Brumbies side in Canberra. While their 63-40 win against the Blues was a case of the Sharks marrying power and precision to milk penalties and tries off an ill-disciplined foe‚ they went the full 12 rounds against the Hurricanes. Last week’s 38-37 loss was not only a fair reflection of how close the Sharks were to recording a second consecutive win in New Zealand but of the strides they have made since that night in Melbourne. Being one of the senior members‚ Mtawarira said it was incumbent on them to turn the team around and salvage what remains of...
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