Injured Gio Aplon should have played 100 Tests for South Africa, says Jake White Ashfak Mohamed © Provided by Independent Online (IOL)
CAPE TOWN - It was a classic move – Gio Aplon came into the line from fullback following a Bulls lineout, and he stepped the first defender in his sight, Pumas wing Tafiwa Mafura.
There was also a little show-and-go in it, showing his absolute class as Mafura fell for it hook, line and sinker.
But he didn’t quite see Erich Cronjé coming in from his blindside, and the Pumas No 13 brought him down. In the ensuing breakdown, both Cronjé and teammate Etienne Taljaard were competing for the ball, while Madosh Tambwe and Chris Smith were trying to clean them out.
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Sharks to take the
Currie Cup in extra-time at Loftus on Saturday.
The thrilling victory meant they completed a unique Super Rugby Unlocked and Currie Cup double in Jake White’s first season in charge of the Pretoria outfit.
It was a game that lacked only in fans in the stands.
Maybe it was the equaliser – the only way to keep the match as tight as it was.
The blue-blooded Bulls fans would have added an extra shove in the scrum or drive with just their noise.
The visitors again struggled to get their lineout going, a crippling Achilles heel when they lost 41-14 at Loftus during Super Rugby Unlocked, with the long arm of lock Sintu Manjezi a nuisance to hooker Fezokuhle Mbatha’s throw-ins.