Unlucky Sharks fall short in Wellington

There have been times during this Vodacom Super Rugby season when a Cell C Sharks defeat has been met with questions about the team’s passion and commitment, but their 32-24 loss to the table-topping Hurricanes at Westpac Stadium on Saturday was not one of those.


The Sharks made it clear from the opening minutes that they, in the words of one of the Kiwi commentators, had come to play.

Although their defence still wasn’t completely perfect, there was enough of an improvement to make them competitive against a Hurricanes team that admittedly had some key players missing, and Beauden Barret…

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