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Round 5: Sharks v Crusaders
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<blockquote data-quote="BokMagic" data-source="post: 103406"><p>Pretty handy Sharks line-up, that- close to their strongest starting XV IMO.</p><p></p><p>I`ll go for the Sharks by a couple, by virtue of their greater freshness with a bye last week, and the Crusaders playing their 3rd consecutive long-haul game in the Republic. The Sharks have one of the better scrums and line-outs in the comp, certainly their line-out won`t just curl up and die like the Cheetahs line-out last weekend.</p><p></p><p>The biggest issue for the Sharks will be whether their back row can compete on the floor, an area where the Cheetahs were completely outclassed last week. Also, the halfback pairing looks like a pretty handy match-up. This is where the game will be won and lost, in the back row, line-outs and halfbacks. The Sharks certainly looks better equipped at line-outs and in the halfs than the Cheetahs did last week.</p><p></p><p>That said, the Crusaders were pretty close to perfect last week- everything they touched, turned to gold. Typical Robbie Deans rugby really, and they`ll definately go into this game as the punters` favourites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BokMagic, post: 103406"] Pretty handy Sharks line-up, that- close to their strongest starting XV IMO. I`ll go for the Sharks by a couple, by virtue of their greater freshness with a bye last week, and the Crusaders playing their 3rd consecutive long-haul game in the Republic. The Sharks have one of the better scrums and line-outs in the comp, certainly their line-out won`t just curl up and die like the Cheetahs line-out last weekend. The biggest issue for the Sharks will be whether their back row can compete on the floor, an area where the Cheetahs were completely outclassed last week. Also, the halfback pairing looks like a pretty handy match-up. This is where the game will be won and lost, in the back row, line-outs and halfbacks. The Sharks certainly looks better equipped at line-outs and in the halfs than the Cheetahs did last week. That said, the Crusaders were pretty close to perfect last week- everything they touched, turned to gold. Typical Robbie Deans rugby really, and they`ll definately go into this game as the punters` favourites. [/QUOTE]
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