In Durban, the Cell C Sharks ground out a victory in a tough derby for the second successive week when they beat the Toyota Cheetahs by 19-8, with each side scoring only one try each.
For the second successive week, Frans Steyn’s boot proved to be the catalyst the Cell C Sharks needed to win a typically tough South African Vodacom Super Rugby derby when they beat the Toyota Cheetahs by 19-8 at Growthpoint Kings Park on Saturday afternoon.
Steyn slotted three penalty goals after half-time to break a 3-3 deadlock against a Toyota Cheetahs side that limited the number of mistakes they made compared to the last fortnight. Their defence was also much better.
With the home team leading by 12-3, an opportunistic try by Rayno Benjamin for the Toyota Cheetahs saw the visitors close the gap to 12-8 with a bit over 10 minutes to play.
But a few minutes later, Jean Deysel burrowed over for the Cell C Sharks’ only try of the match. Steyn added the conversion and at 19-8, the visitors needed to score twice if they were going to cause an upset.
It wasn’t to be though and the Cell C Sharks opened up a gap at the top of the log from the chasing pack.
Scorers:
- Cell C Sharks – Try: Jean Deysel. Conversion: Frans Steyn. Penalty goals: Steyn (3), Tim Swiel.
- Toyota Cheetahs – Try: Rayno Benjamin. Penalty goal: Elgar Watts.
Combined Log after Round 10:
- Cell C Sharks (SA leader) – 31
- Brumbies (Aus leader) – 25
- Chiefs (NZ leader) – 25
- Waratahs (Wild card) – 24
- Western Force (Wild card) – 23
- Crusaders (Wild card) – 22
- Hurricanes – 21
- Highlanders – 19
- Vodacom Bulls – 19
- Lions – 16
- Blues – 16
- Reds – 16
- Melbourne Rebels – 16
- DHL Stormers – 10
- Toyota Cheetahs – 9
