Sharks secure gritty victory over Ospreys in URC clash

IT has been a long time since it was easy on the eye for Sharks supporters, but their team keeps on winning in the United Rugby Championship, and last night, the Ospreys made the Durbanites sweat bullets before perishing 26-10.

- MIKE GREENAWAY

There is one round remaining in the URC league — the Sharks host the Scarlets next week — and the KZN men continue to be dark horses for the title.

They have yet to find the button for the afterburners, yet grind out win after win, and it could well be that they go from gritty to pretty when it matters most — in the imminent playoffs, where massive local rivals the Stormers are likely visitors to The Tank.

This was a match where forgotten Springbok lock Jason Jenkins stirred into lively action and reminded Rassie Erasmus that he is alive and kicking.

Andre Esterhuizen, that immense slab of prime Klerksdorp beef, was at his bludgeoning best. On current form, he is putting serious pressure on incumbent Bok No 12, Damian de Allende.