Sharks absolutely destroy the Highlanders scrum, and in absolute scrappy play get over the line. Walsh has gone upstairs.
Good ball retention from the Sharks as the edge forward phase after phase, Sithole breaks wide and gets the Sharrks just off the tryline. After a few more phases Pieterson attempts an offload to an unaware Coetzee who loses it forward, and yet another SHarks attack breaks down.
Get up landers
Sharks need to start being more clinical, as the Highlanders are looking dangerous on every break. Very open game so far.
Mvovo loses the ball into touch, Highlanders take the line out quickly into their own goal area and kick up field. After several phases Highlanders earn a penalty in the Sharks 22m. Sopoaga sets up for goal
Deysel sends Christie flying in the contact. No advantage, Penalty to the Sharks, they set up a maul and go for the line.
The reset was nothing like the first, Sharks destroy the Highlanders, take the penalty and kick for touch.
Early Sharks scrum, and Highlanders did well hold out. Reset
In the All Blacks
Both teams get ready for the second half kick off. Highlanders will look to move the ball quickly from the breakdown and let their back line run the ball. Sharks will aim to exploit the Highlanders forwards at the scrum. As I said in the preview, we have to very different teams on the field, who will have the winning formula? The next 40 minutes will tell us.