Super 14

The Chiefs made the Sharks pay a dear price for their lack of discipline, when the Kiwi outfit edged them 19-18 in a soaking wet Durban on Saturday.

The Sharks, and their vocal fans, certainly showed their disapproval with numerous of the rulings of New Zealand referee Keith Brown in this Super 14 Round One match.

But nomatter how many mistakes he made. or didn't make, the Sharks gifted the 2009 finalists the opportunity to clinch victory by not complying with the match officials wishes and in the process having two players yellow carded.

They finished the game with 14 men after hooker Bismarck du Plessis was carded for a late, shoulder charge, while captain John Smit spent time in the bin for repeated offences.

The Chiefs scored 10 points in the period that Du Plessis sat on the sideline.

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Scorers:

For the Sharks:
Pens: Kockott 6

For the Chiefs:
Try: Willison
Con: Donald
Pens: Donald 4

Yellow cards: John Smit (Sharks, 20 - repeated offences at the ruck), Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks, 73 - foul play, late shoulder charge)

Teams:

The Sharks: 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Monty Dumond, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Johann Muller, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 John Smit (captain), 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Jannie du Plessis, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Willem Alberts, 20 Jacques Botes, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Adrian Jacobs.

Chiefs: 15 Mike Delany, 14 Dwayne Sweeney, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Jackson Willison, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Colin Bourke, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam (captain), 5 Kevin O'Neill, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Nathan White, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Ben Afeaki, 18 James McGougan, 19 Culum Retallick, 20 Jarrad Hoeata, 21 Junior Poluleuligaga, 22 Tim Nanai-Williams.

Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Jonathan White (New Zealand), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)