Three try burst douses Sharks’ passion

Three tries in the space of seven minutes straddling halftime doused a passionate and committed Cell C Sharks response to a week of doom and gloom in Durban and set the Emirates Lions on course for a win 23-21 in an at times frenetic Vodacom Super Rugby derby at Emirates Airlines Park on Saturday.

SCORESEmirates Lions 23 – Tries: Howard Mnisi, Faf de Klerk and Harold Vorster; Conversion: Elton Jantjies; Penalties: Elton Jantjies 2.

Cell C Sharks 21 – Tries: Renaldo Bothma, Lwazi Mvovo and Thomas du Toit; Conversions: Fred Zeilinga 3.