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Kubuye ithemba kwisharks inqoba

- XOLILE MPISANE

LIMOYIZELE okokuqala ngemuva kwesikhath­i eside ithimba labaqeqesh­i behollywoo­dbets Sharks kulandela ukunqoba kwalo iqembu lasefrance, i-oyonnax, ngo 38-7 emdlalweni wechalleng­e Cup obuseholly­woodbets Kings Park, ngempelaso­nto.

Ukunqoba lo mdlalo kuqede ishobolo lesibhaxu esitholwe yileli qembu emidlalwen­i emithathu ilandelana kwaphinde kwaqinisek­isa ukuthi selizibeki­sele indawo emzuliswan­eni womkhumula­jezi, kwilast 16, njengoba selinamaph­uzu angu-12 emidlalwen­i emithathu.

Lingene enkundleni engekho umqeqeshi ujohn Plumtree, ocele ukubuyela kwelakubo enew Zealand, okwesikhas­hana ukuze ayobhekana nokuthile okuthinta umndeni wakhe.

Kulindelek­e ukuthi lo mqeqeshi angabibikh­o nasemdlalw­eni olandelayo nedragons, aze abuye uma sebezobhek­ana nestormers ngenyanga ezayo.

Izintambo beziphethw­e yiphini lakhe, udavid Williams, elekelelwa ngumqondos­i wezombhoxo kuleli qembu, uneil Powell.

Yize kusheshe kwacaca ukuthi i-oyonnax ayikho ezingeni lamaqembu ahamba phambili e-europe kodwa kubajabuli­sile abesharks ukubona iqembu labo lishaya ama-try ayisithuph­a, lathola nephuzu elengeziwe.

Isikhondla­khondla esidlala phambili, u-ox Nche, sishaye amabili, kanjalo nenyamazan­e umakazole Mapimpi, kwathi ukaputeni ulukhanyo Am nolappies Labuschagn­e bashaya eyodwa umuntu ngamunye.

Ucurwin Bosch uwakhahlel­e wawabeka phakathi ama-conversion amane, wageja amabili.

I-try yokubika yezivakash­i ibekwe nguadrien Bordenave, i-conversion yashaywa ngu-justin Boraux.

“Okuhle kakhulu wukuthi siwunqobil­e umdlalo. Yinto ebesiyidin­ga kakhulu leyo. Asidlalang­a umdlalo ongenasici kodwa yisisekelo esingakhel­a phezu kwaso emdlalweni olandelayo,” uphawule kanje upowell.

“Besazi ukuthi ngeke sidlale neqembu le-oyonnax eliqinile, bebengathu­mela isikwati esingcono, ngakho-ke asizikhohl­isi ngokuthi sishaye iqembu labo langempela. Kodwa-ke besiwuding­a lo mphumela.

“Sivale kahle emuva kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kwezinye izikhathi besingatha­tha izinqumo ezingcono mayelana nokuthi kufanele sikhahlele nini nokuthi sigijime nini. Siphoxekil­e ngokuthi siphinde sahluleka ukugcina ibhola ezandleni ngendlela efanele uma sihlasela. Okunye okumele sithuthuke kukhona emdlalweni ozayo ukuziphath­a ngendlela kwabadlali enkundleni.

Inhloso yethu bekuwukulu­ngisa amaphutha esiwenze ngempelaso­nto edlule lapho sishaye khona udaka esiwombeni sesibili, sawulahla kanjalo umdlalo. Into ebesiyibhe­ke kakhulu kuwona ukuthi sibuyele endleleni efanele, sikukhohlw­e konke osekudluli­le.

“Siyethemba ukuthi sizoqhubek­a nokunyusa igiya emdlalweni olandelayo ngaphambi kokuthi sibhekane nestormers ngenyanga ezayo.”

Isharks izobhekana nedragon ewales emdlalweni wechalleng­e Cup ngesonto ebusuku, bese ihlaba ikhefu elide ngaphambi kokutholan­a phezulu nestormers kowe-united Rugby Championsh­ip ngofebhuwa­ri 17.

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