Sharks happy with progress while Lions worry about defence
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Sharks coach Jake White says he is happy with the how his team fared in their final warm-up friendly against the Lions at Ellis Park. The Sharks beat the Lions 57-14 and White was particularly happy in that his team broke away from playing typical South African rugby........ White also stressed the need for his team to play a more expansive brand of rugby if they are to score tries at will and believes that they have an unpredictability about them that will work in their favour in the upcoming Super Rugby season....... Lions coach Johan Ackermann says the outing against the Sharks was extremely important for his team especially for their experience. Ackermann conceded that the scoreline in the game ballooned mainly in the first half with his players struggling to deal with the tempo and opposition....... Ackermann though said that their defence in an area they will need to work on ahead of their opening Super Rugby match against the Cheetahs next week.....Journalist: Vata Ngobeni
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