Sharks beat Munster in dramatic URC kicking shootout

United Rugby Championship quarter-final, aft extra-time

Sharks (0) 24

Tries: Hooker, Fassi, Mbatha Cons: Ja Hendrikse 3 Pen: Ja Hendrikse

Munster (7) 24

Tries: Nash, Wycherley, Kilgallen Cons: Crowley 3 Pen: Murray

Sharks triumph place-kick title 6-4

The Sharks defeated Munster 6-4 successful a place-kick title aft their hugely melodramatic United Rugby Championship quarter-final successful Durban ended 24-24 aft extra-time.

Rory Scannell's missed punishment successful nan shootout - which progressive six kicks from 3 players from each broadside - proved decisive arsenic Sharks trio Jordan Hendrikse, Jaden Hendrikse and Bradley Davids each converted their 2 shots astatine nan posts.

Jack Crowley and Conor Murray were besides successful pinch their mates of kicks apiece for nan visitors.

The thrilling triumph saw Sharks scope nan past 4 of nan title for nan first time, having doubly antecedently grounded to make it past nan quarter-finals.

They look a travel to chap South African broadside Bulls adjacent weekend, pinch Leinster hosting Glasgow successful nan different semi-final.

In a fiercely contested tie, a converted Calvin Nash effort helped nan Irish state to a 7-0 lead astatine nan interval astatine Kings Park but an Ethan Hooker people and Jaden Hendrikse's punishment moved nan hosts up 10-7 early successful nan 2nd half.

Further touchdowns from Josh Wycherley and Diarmuid Kilgallen had Munster seemingly successful control, but Aphelele Fassi and Fez Mbatha went complete to thief nan hosts into a three-point lead.

Conor Murray's monster punishment pinch 3 minutes remaining took nan crippled into extra-time and pinch neither broadside capable to adhd to their people successful nan further 20 minutes, it was nan South African broadside who emerged victors and progressed to nan past four.

Munster began nan crippled successful nan ascendancy and wrong 10 minutes they were 7 points to nan bully arsenic Kilgallen weaved his measurement past 3 defenders to make it into nan Sharks 22 and nan shot recovered its measurement to Crowley, who sent a cross-field footwear bouncing into nan corner.

Makazole Mapimpi looked to beryllium nan favourite to get it but it evaded him and fell perfectly for Nash to finish.

Crowley added nan extras but was blameworthy of a bad miss disconnected nan tee aft nan Sharks had been penalised astatine nan breakdown, pulling his effort wide.

Jordan Hendrikse missed pinch a punishment effort from 45 metres and though his broadside battled their measurement backmost into nan lucifer pinch activity aft activity of attacks, they were incapable to move their unit into a people successful nan first half because of a operation of regular handling errors and immoderate stubborn defence by Munster.

Within six minutes of nan resumption John Plumtree's broadside were level, however, erstwhile helping Hooker trim wrong and weaved his measurement past 3 defenders to people adjacent to nan posts.

Jaden Hendrikse's punishment edged his squad successful beforehand but their advantage proved short-lived arsenic replacement prop Wycherley dived complete pinch his first touch aft accepting a level walk from Craig Casey connected nan statement erstwhile Nash had been stopped conscionable short.

Just aft nan hr people Ian Costello's charges extended their lead to 14 points erstwhile replacement Mike Haley kicked through, Mapimpi slipped and Kilgallen won nan title to touch down.

The Munster scrum came nether unit and Sharks went complete for nan people which would trim their arrears to four.

The visitors collapsed nan scrum and were fortunate not to concede a punishment effort but their opponents subsequently moved nan shot quickly to full-back Fassi, who crossed.

Six minutes from nan extremity of regularisation clip nan Sharks were up arsenic their unit told. They gained speedy shot disconnected nan line-out and it came to replacement hooker Mbatha, who barged his measurement over.

Munster weren't finished, however, and Murray forced extra-time by successfully landing an tremendous footwear from conscionable wrong nan Sharks half to level nan match.

The Sharks dominated extra-time but were incapable to adhd to their people arsenic nan Munster defence held accelerated and nan crippled went to nan nerve-shredding place-kick competition.

Sharks: Fassi; Hooker, Am, Esterhuizen, Mapimpi; Jordan Hendrikse, Jaden Hendrikse; Nche, Mbonambi, Koch; Etzebeth (capt), Jenkins; Venter, Tshituka, Kolisi.

Replacements: Mbatha, Mchunu, Jacobs, Van Heerden, Buthelezi, Davids, Venter, Penxe.

Munster: Abrahams; Nash, Farrell, Nankivell, Kilgallen; Crowley, Craig Casey; Milne, Niall Scannell, Archer; Kleyn, Beirne (capt); O'Mahony, Hodnett, Coombes.

Replacements: Barron, Wycherley, Ryan, Ahern, Kendellen, Murray, Scannell, Haley.