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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Sharks coach Sean Everitt said having counter-attacking bankers like Aphelele Fassi and Makazole Mapimpi can make a difference in tightly contested matches.<\/p>\n

The Sharks may have comfortably prevailed 41-21 against Connacht in their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash on Saturday afternoon, but they were down 21-10 at half-time.<\/p>\n

The Sharks have a tendency to lose scrappy matches, with the 21-5 loss against Edinburgh being an example.<\/p>\n

However, the pressure brought to the fore by the Sharks’ forwards forced the visitors into an unwarranted kicking game.<\/p>\n

Despite only one of the Sharks’ five tries being scored by a back in inside centre Marius Louw, a Fassi counter-attack opened up the Connacht defence.<\/p>\n

“People think that when you kick the ball away, you’re kicking it to the opposition, but if you kick it well, you get it back and have a counter-attacking opportunity,” Everitt said. “That’s where guys like Aphelele come into the game. He can turn a game around with good feet and pace and that’s exactly what he did.<\/p>\n

“He’s really dangerous from the back and when you add the likes of Makazole Mapimpi, we were able to turn it on from there.<\/p>\n

“I’m happy the second 40 was better because there were a lot of people who came to watch us and we didn’t want to disappoint them.”<\/p>\n

The Sharks were unnecessarily flustered in the first half against a side that hadn’t lost against South African opposition in the URC.<\/p>\n

URC Log Standings<\/p>\n

With the Sharks needing to win to keep the dream of a home quarterfinal alive, they didn’t go about it in the best manner possible.<\/p>\n

They conceded two tries before going on their second-half shut-down that constricted the visitors, with Everitt saying the game’s occasion may have gotten the better of the players.<\/p>\n

“Things didn’t go our way in the first half, which was quite strange and both teams gave away a lot of penalties,” Everitt said.<\/p>\n

“Both players couldn’t get into their rhythm, but half-time gave us an opportunity to regroup. We spoke about what we needed to do and actions being bigger than words.<\/p>\n

“We had to go out and make it happen in the way we planned during the week. It was a pressure game, so I must give the players credit for getting through with the job.<\/p>\n

“The occasion could have been big for them.”<\/p>\n

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