Un piccolo sbandamento iniziale, poi la partita rimessa subito in carreggiata e alla fine i pronostici vengono rispettati: nulla da fare per gli Sharks.
Completato così il quadro delle semifinali:
Reds vs Blues
Stormers vs Crusaders
Final Score Crusaders 36 Sharks 8
Scorers
Crusaders
Tries – S.B Williams, K Read, B Franks
Pen – D Carter 5
Con – D Carter 2, M Berquist
Drop –
Cards –
Sharks
Tries – W Alberts
Pen – P Lambie
Con –
Drop –
Cards –
Match Officials
Referee: Bryce Lawrence
AR 1: Keith Brown
AR 2: Vinny Munro
TMO: Garratt Williamson
Teams
Crusaders :1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Corey Flynn 3. Owen Franks 4. Brad Thorn 5. Sam Whitelock 6. George Whitelock 7. Matt Todd 8. Kieran Read (c) 9. Andy Ellis 10. Dan Carter 11. Zac Guildford 12. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Robbie Fruean 14. Sean Maitland 15. Tom Marshall
Replacements : 16. Quentin MacDonald 17. Ben Franks 18. Luke Romano 19. Jonathan Poff 20. Kahn Fotuali’i 21. Matt Berquist 22. Ryan Crotty/Brent Ward
Sharks :1. Tendai Mtawarira , 2. Bismarck du Plessis , 3. Jannie du Plessis , 4. Gerhard Mostert , 5. Alistair Hargreaves , 6. Keegan Daniel , 7. Jean Deysel , 8. Willem Alberts , 9. Charl McLeod , 10. Frederic Michalak , 11. Lwazi Mvovo , 12. Meyer Bosman , 13. Stefan Terblanche (Captain) , 14. JP Pietersen , 15. Patrick Lambie
Replacements , 16. John Smit , 17. Eugene van Staden , 18. Ross Skeate , 19. Ryan Kankowski , 20. Jacques Botes , 21. Adrian Jacobs , 22. Louis Ludik
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