Sharks feast on bumbling Cheetahs

Sharks loose forward Marcell Coetzee became the joint leading Super Rugby try-scorer this season with a brace Saturday in a 27-10 victory over the Cheetahs.

The Springboks flanker has bagged four tries in five matches - the same number as the Hurricanes' All Black wing Julian Savea.



Coetzee specialises in touching down off driving mauls after line-outs and this occurred twice against fellow South Africans Cheetahs at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.

His first try came after 29 minutes and he struck again just three minutes later as the Sharks established a commanding 22-3 half-t…