Sharks/Scarlets kickoff
Sharks/Scarlets kickoff
Mozart
I wrote the above before the Round 18 matches were played, so I adjusted the above to show the present rankings and upcoming matches.
If the Sharks play Jakeball - like they did in Round 18 wih a disfunctional backline - they are going to be punished by Munster and badly so.
Losing Goosen when they did is a problem for the Bulls. But it's Jake's own fault...he knows how vulnerable Goosen can be.
I don't think that Johanes has inspired anybody with much confidence this season but he was okay against the Dragons,
The Bulls or Sharks should rather have contracted Libbok - with all his own deficiencies - and forgot about what they can get in low-thinkng flyhalfs and althugh Goosen is a good flyhalf he has injury problems and as he is no spring chicken anymore the older players take longer to rcover after injuries, .
Comared to Masuku Johannes is by a proverbial mile better than the dud the Sharks have as a flyhalf, To play Jakeball and kick away balls aimlessly is what destroy backline attacks - and in the case of the Sharks Fassi was a miracle when in form and amde a late of attcks possible - but after his return from injury he is not the player he used to be,
If the really want an attacking backline they should play Hooper at 12 - not dumbo/
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Stormers
Edinburgh
Scarlets
Munster
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The top 8 eams have been determined as follows:-
1 Leinster
2 The Bulls
3 The Sharks
4 Glasgow
5 Stormers
6 Munster
7 Edinburgh
8 Cardiff
So look at positions o the Sharks being at 4 at resent and a win today would move them rto 3 - especially since Glasgow today s facing Leinster in Dublin - which is rather an inevitable result, But ten the Sharks will have to eat Scarlet - that could easily be a toss-up, with the Sharks being the fssvorites to win,
For the upcomng matches to be a win fo the sharks and a loss for Galsgow the Quarterfaks will be as follows:=
In the Quarters wins by Leinster would be rather inevitably and that same is the case of the Bulls against Edinbirgh - while the Sharks against Munster or the Stormers win being rather uncertain. - the home games being a against Munster or the Stormers becoming toss-ups.