Sharks vs Connacht - ECPR 2026

Dear lord please let the Sharks play something worth watching.

Very B-team looking Sharks, meh.

Howzit Paks

good luck Stav

Brisk start by everybody...

1st scrum up and. Sharks put in

Steady scrum and the Sharks play some territory

Howzit Plum & Blob.

Sharks draw first blood with a penalty. 3-0.

Penalty Sharks and they go for 3

3-0 Sharks

Morning evrybuddy

Edwill with a great take to set up attacking position for the Sharks.

Sharks maul not effective.

my feed's slapgat. jus seen the penalty

never seen most of the guppies

Sharks camping on the Connacht line but strong defence from the home team.

Why the cutout to Edwill? Put it through the hands. Isolated and turned over. Pedestrian attack from the Sharks.

Sharks turned over again.

Our players just can't wait to kick the ball. Two kicks in one movement there.

Finally some scrum dominance

Sharks get another shot at goal . . . Jean Smith converts and it's 6-0.

Sharks isolated into contact, no one cleaning out, result painfully slow ball.

Vissies slot another 3

6-0

Connacht on the attack for the first time and they score.

That's how ya do it.

And Connacht shows how it's done. Aki through a halfie, offload into space, pass wide, try.

Con artists go over through Mullins

Nice offload by Aki there, great timing on it

Looks like a lovely evening over there from that goal shot, makes me almost want to be there.

Braun overdoing the break inside around the ruck.

Same old Sharks with no attacking shape despite copious amounts of ball

No rhythm from the Sharks, the old story. Slow hanging pass back to a dude who wasn't where he was supposed to be tanking the momentum, and when a productive offload finally comes from Koch it is knocked.

Sharks making no meters in contact, Connacht dominating the collisions. Another knock.

And the Sharks knock it

Seems it doesn't matter which players the Sharks use, the game plan is non-existent.

It's like watching a primary school side.

Nice strong run by Mavesere and he cops a boot to his mouth for his efforts.

Probably first time this team's played together

Penalty Sharks and Smith kicks it over from half way. Back in the lead. 9-7.

Nice penalty goal by Smith.

Better ruck work from the Sharks and they draw a penalty...they're taking a shot from halfway...probably 55-60m on angle but he slots it

7-9 Shark

Nice 50/22 there

a mega net gain

Very nice kick from Smith and it's a 50/22. Sharks back on attack . . . no, there's a penalty instead. Was that for kicking the ball away? No matter, Smith slots it and it's 12-7.

Jean Smith keeping the Sharks in this.

They slot another penalty

7-12 Sharks

Smith looking better than Jordan has lately. 12-7 Sharks, Connacht will need to get their hands on the ball and keep it for a bit, they're being beaten by defensive penalties.