Another breakdown turnover goes the way of the Griquas, who have defended with real passion today. Brummer finds a good touch off the penalty and the Sharks are calling for a number of fresh legs in the pack.
The visitors are getting penalty after penalty in the opposition 22 and continue to kick to the corner, A card may not be too far away.
TRY GRIQUAS. A huge scrum from the hosts! Ball pops out. Flanker Burger Schoeman pounces on the ball and drives over the line from five metres out. Brummer adds the extras. 24-14
Griquas penalised for not releasing and James narrows the lead to just 3. An easy kick directly in front of the posts for the fly half
Quickly recycled ball makes the Sharks look dangerous, but once again the ball is coughed up and the hosts bash a long kick down field.
James gets the second half under way. The Sharks reclaim it and are deep in the Griquas territory to start the second half.
Half time at the GWK Stadium and it's Griquas who lead Sharks by 17 points to 11. A very scrappy half of rugby which was marked by some serious injury concerns for the home side . They will be desperate to push home the advantage and claim their second victory of the season over the Sharks. I'm looking forward to see how this one plays out in the second half! Don't go anywhere.
TRY GRIQUAS. The match reverts back to a kicking dual before the hosts decide to have a crack and counter. Metres are being made very easily and a penalty under pressure is the result. Brummer kicks to the corner. The resulting maul rumbles towards the line and Schoeman is over for the hosts first try! 17-11
TRY, SHARKS. Both sides make handling errors in a poor passage of rugby, but it ends with the first try of the match as a fantastic offload by flanker Daniel put Maseko over in the corner. 12-11
The Sharks lose territory and don't release on the floor, giving Brummer another long range attempt. The strike is crisp and the flags are raised