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DURBAN – The Sharks will perform a miracle in Christchurch this morning or will be glorious in defeat.
But everything that happens against the Crusaders, we must look at their inconsistency in Super Rugby this season.
Sharks fans have been riding a roller coaster since February, seeing them gloating for a week and dropping the next, and sometimes both in one game.
And the Sharks themselves will know in private the season should have cost them a playoff spot
It's an unfairness of the convoluted conference system that a team could lose more matches that she has won and still in the quarterfinals (the Sharks have lost eight, one and one He has earned seven goals in today's match.
The season began positively at Ellis Park when, although the game was lost against the Lions, the Sharks played good rugby and could easily have won.
The Waratah leave Kings Park delighted to have received a
The Sunwolves surrendered the following week and the Sharks were clinicians sending the Japanese 50-22 on the eve of their four-match trip to Australia and New Zealand
At the time current, the hot-cold model was established, and it was important on a Jekyll- tour and Hyde on which the Sharks were terrible in Australia and excellent in New Zealand.
descending from 24 to 17 at the Brumbies in Canberra and then atrocious in coping 46 points of the rebels in Melbourne, only for a week later to rebound with a brilliant display against the Blues.
They beat the Aucklanders 64-40 and followed in Wellington with their best performance of the season so far, albeit in a loss.
The Hurricanes sneaked home 38-37 when they scored a try after the hooter and with the last shot of the match.
The sharks were exceptional in this game in the eighth round, but they never again reproduced this polished exhibition of total rugby.
And the dizzying heights achieved in this match were followed only seven days later by a dizzying dive in the Kings Park cellar, when the Bulls beat them 40-10.
He let the fans scratch their heads in confusion. The return of New Zealand was probably partly responsible for the blasé performance. But, up to 40 points
According to their season, the Sharks responded with a home win over the Stormers to take them in their turn, and the break highlighted a good performance the following week. broken Highlanders 38-12
Disappointment followed in the return match against the Bulls in Pretoria; the Sharks were then much better beating the Chiefs in Durban, but then were poor in Buenos Aires against the Jaguares.
The Sharks were still in charge of their own playoff fate when they entered the June break.
And in their first game, they were on track when they dug deep into the defense to prepare a resounding victory over the Lions at Kings Park.
And then came a big disappointment to Newlands in error-riddled
Last week, the Sharks were not awesome, but they did the job against the Jaguars to sneak in. the quarter-finals through the back door.
What brought us to this morning's big game …
falls against the Crusaders, the Sharks will know that they are very lucky to be there.
Super Rugby rarely gives a second chance to the teams, and the Sharks will not be so lucky anymore if they continue to be inconsistent.
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