Zeilinga kicks Sharks past Lions

Replacement back Fred Zeilinga kicked seven penalties to help the Sharks edge the Golden Lions 26-23 in a tight Currie Cup clash in Durban on Friday.


The Lions outscored their hosts two tries to one, but Zeilinga's late penalty saw the Sharks prevail.

The Golden Lions led 13-11 at half-time thanks to an intercept try from wing Ruan Combrinck and a couple of penalties from Marnitz Boshoff, who moved to full-back in a late change to the team.

The Sharks though had taken the early lead via a try from centre Andre Esterhuizen but it was his yellow card for leading into contact with an elbo…

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