22 April 2023 – 21:16
Shane Daly of Munster tackles Siya Kolisi of the Cell C Sharks BKT United Rugby Championship, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban, South Africa – 22 Apr 2023
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The Sharks committed second half hara-kiri in this United Rugby Championship (URC) match as they threw away a big lead and the opportunity to play in next season’s Champions Cup.
Munster, resolute and resilient staged a remarkable comeback to draw the match 22-all at Kings Park.
The results condemned the Sharks to an away quarterfinal to league leaders Leinster, while for their toil Munster earned a short trip to Scotland where they will face Glasgow Warriors.
The visitors didn’t so much as catch a second wind as they were in the throes of a second coming when they turned the match on its head in the second half after being 22-3 down shortly after the break.
Jean Klein, Malakai Fekitoa, Conor Murray and captain Peter O’Mahony were instrumental in getting their team back into the contest.
In mitigation, the Sharks lost Siya Kolisi and Curwin Bosch in the first half.
Still, the hosts had a lot going for them. On the back of a dominant scrum the Sharks appeared to squeeze the life out of Munster who, for m
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