Edinburgh's revenge mission to South Africa ends in defeat as the Sharks dump the Scots out of the European Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage.
Edinburgh's revenge mission to South Africa ended in defeat as the Sharks dumped the Scots out of the European Challenge Cup at the quarter-final stage.
Even two late tries couldn't reduce the gap sufficiently, and it is now the Sharks who will face Clermont Auvergne in the semi-finals.Both sides struggled with their discipline throughout, but it was the penalty count in the second-half that allowed the Sharks to pull away from their opposition. After Edinburgh had gone 6-0 up, the Sharks responded quickly when Makazole Mapimpi chipped over the top and fielded his own kick, handing the ball inside to fellow Springbok star Lukhanyo Am to canter home.
They wouldn't score another point until the 74th minute. In that time, the Sharks put 19 unanswered points on them - a gap to big for Edinburgh to bridge.
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