80TRY SHARKS - NDUNGANE 31-14. No sooner have we got going again than the Sharks have scored again. Kankowski makes a break down the flank and draws the last man to send Ndungane over for his second in as many minutes. CONVERSION KOCKOTT 33-14. That is that folks the Sharks are still hunting in this season's Super 14.
79TRY SHARKS - NDUNGANE 24-14. Turn over ball was moved out to Ndungane and he slips four tackles to cut his way from the wing to score under the posts and keep the Sharks' Super 14 hopes alive. CONVERSION SHARKS - KOCKOTT 26-14.
78Cheetas, who can still win this one themselves, are looking for a half gap to burst through. None coming thus far as the Sharks man up in defence, and win a turn over.
77Here comes the latest wave of attack from the Sharks as they make it to the Cheetahs 22. Steyn has a go but is shackled so he pops it to Keegan Daniel but he can't in turn find Kankowski and it's a Cheetahs scrum again.
75Daniel, off the bench, has the try line at his mercy only to spill it and cost the Sharks a four try bonus point. Can they find one more try? The Cheetahs are winding the clock down here as they go to the boot and find touch.
73Smith breaks clean through as the Cheetahs take their drop out. Over the half way and Smith kicks ahead but now his kick has too much gas and sits up in the in goal area. Quick drop out and now Kankowski is ranging free. Brouigh down on the Cheetahs 22 and the Sharks are flooding forward.
71Vermuelen takes it off the base of the scrum and allows Falie Oelschig some time to clear but he misses touch. Pienaar looks to pin the Cheetahs back but his kick bounces dead in goal.
69The Sahrks are desperate for this fourth try now as they make five changes and look to up it in the last ten minutes. Beast, who is busy at present, has another go but as he dives for the line he spills it and the Cheetahs are still in this one.
67Sharks looking to hit back straight away as they flood into the Cheetahs 22. Slow ball so the forwards take it on through the Beast and Smith looks to reef it free but knocks on, Sharks scrum.
65TRY CHEETAHS - BOSMAN 19-12. A two minute passage of constant turn overs ends in Bosman scooping up a lose ball and races away for a try that brings his side back into this game. CONVERSION CHEETAHS - DE BRUYN 19-14.
63Beasts is free down the flank and he cranks on the pace, up to the Cheetahs 22 but he is isolated and coughs up a free-kick. Smith taps and goes and makes it to the ten metre line before winning another free-kick.
62The penalties keep coming as this time Beast is the guilty man with a late shoulder hit on Falie Oelschig. A stern talking too and the kick goes long but misses touch.
61This time the drive is better from the Cheetahs as they use their numerical advantage. Ten out now as they edge closer and closer but it wont come out and it's a Sharks free-kick.
59Cheetahs have it again from the drop out and the Sharks are looking a little shaky here in defence. They have a penalty for slowing the ball down and van den Berg is heading for the sin-bin for slowing the ball down. YELLOW CARD SHARKS - VAN DEN BERG.
58Bosman ghosts through a gap and sets Strauss free in the 22. Terblanche hits him hard but back it comes for Jonker who dinks a chip across field but it is too long.
56Bismarck du Plessis goes long and misses all of his runners but thankfully for him Steyn dives on it and saves the day with three Cheetahs players lurking. Pienaar gets it and clears to Freddericks who bustles back in his busy style.
55A penalty for the Cheetahs as Jacobs is caught offside and the Cheetahs pop it into the corner. Again the line-out is driven backwards by the Sharks and again the Cheetahs see their attack snuffed out as Jonker is in touch.
53Out from the scrum and Jonker has a go only to see his run halted by Jacobs. Smith has a go and makes a few hard yards before du Preez rumbles on closer.
51Good line-out defence from the Sharks and the Cheetahs are forced to build again. They have an advantage and they will need it as Daniller drops the ball.
50This time it is a quikc throw and even that JP Pietersen makes a mess of as he drops the throw, but it goes backwards and Pienaar takes over and clears. Back come the Cheetahs as they make it to the 22 and win a penalty for offside.
49The Sharks lose another line-out, as if they were evr going to win it, and the Cheetahs are given a chance to make something of the ball. Over half way and this time Daniller's kick is a good one for Nokwe to chase but it beats him into touch.
47Running rugby is the order of the day now for the Sharks as they take the re-start and set off with ball in hand. Up to the half way and Steyn drops a grubber in, Daniller covers and finds touch on the full for the third time this game, poor kicking.
46TRY SHARKS - BOTES 19-7. That's a hat-trick for Botes and what a fine display he has turned in. Great width from the Sharks and in the end Steyn's floated pass finds Botes and he crashes over for his third out wide.
44The Cheetahs take their line-out and Barnard is able to clear towards half way. We have a scrum just in the Cheetahs half and Terblanche is busy in attack again.
42Free-kick at the line-out and the Cheetahs clear only as far as Terblanche on half way and he carts it back. Beast is on hand to break free as the sharks crank it up a level here only to see Jacobs' pass float aimlessly into touch.
41Here we go again, and lets hope for a better half of rugby now. A bright start from the Sharks as Terblanche makes a telling break down the flank into the Cheetahs 22 before being bundled into touch.
40TRY CHEETAHS - NOKWE 14-5. Well I never. Steyn sends the re-start back to Daniller who rips his way throw the defence, off to Brussouw who sets it in the 22. Smith sees the space and slings it out to Nokwe who has the easiest of tries on the stroke of half time. CONVERSION CHEETAHS - BARNARD 14-7.
38What a mess this is. Steyn goes for a drop goal from sixty metres and it hits Pieterse in the back of the head and all the Sharks players are onside. So Daniller is rushed into kicking and Pienaar gathers and goes for a drop of his own. It's off the ground but well wide.
37Some better rugby from the Cheetahs comes to an end with a free-kick for holding on and Kockott goes quickly and then Steyn drops it onto the boot for Terblanche to chase. Into the Cheetahs 22 and Duncan sets it for Barnard to clear.
35Free-kick against the Sharks as Roos continues to blow them off the field. So what do the Sharks do, they call for another scrum and again it goes down in a mess. Down for a third time and the free-kick goes back to the Cheetahs. Thank the lord above they are running it and not calling for a scrum.
34Burden on at hooker and he can't do any better, this is quite pathetic from the Sharks forwards. They are paid to play rugby and they can't execute the simplist of skills. Sorry to moan on but that is the eight line-out the Sharks have lost on their own throw and six have been total over throws.
33Bismarck du Plessis misses another line-out and the Cheetahs scramble it clear to the 22, and Bismarck du Plessis is down now. Looks like he has clashed heads with Beast and he is staying down.
32Sharks starting to play some good rugby now as the Cheetahs keep giving away penalties. Again it goes to the corner and the Sharks are hunting a four try bonus point here.
31No such luck with the catch and drive this time as the Cheetahs deal with it and scramble the ball clear. Still in as Bismarck du Plessis charges back like a headless chicken and is lucky not to be fingered for holding on.
29Botes in the thick of it again as he claims the re-start and sets the Sharks running. What a move this is as JP Pietersen and Steyn combine, and now Ndungane and Jacobs join in. They must score as Bismarck du Plessis links again with Ndungane but the final pass goes to deck. But back we come for a penalty.
28TRY SHARKS - BOTES 12-0. Nothing wrong with that and the Sharks are half way to their bonus point. CONVERSION SHARKS - KOCKOTT 14-0.
27Good defence first up from the Cheetahs as they deal with the drive but still the Sharks come around the fringes now. JP Pietersen has a go and is almost over, held short and you guessed it a penalty advantage to the Sharks. Botes has a go and thinks he is over but we are going to the TMO.
26Blimey, this is getting silly now. Cheetahs cough up another penalty for entering the ruck at the side. The Sharks will go to the corner again, and why not after the last drive for Botes' try.
25And Bismarck du Plessis misses another line-out, only his fifth miss of the day thus far! But not to worry as Jonker coughs it up and Steyn has it back for the Sharks. Now the forwards look to settle this down a little.
23Another shocker from Daniller as his kick again sails straight out and the pressure is mounting on the Cheetahs here.
21It spills out from the Cheetahs scrum and Kockott hacks it clear and Daniller covers but his kick is poor and the sharks will throw to the line-out on the Cheetahs ten. Bismarck du Plessis thinks he is away from a cheeky throw and return but Roos calls them back for a forward pass.
20Ackerman takes the ball at the line-out but can't hold it and Smith snaps it up and drives for the line. No advantage coming so we come back for the scrum.
19The Cheetahs scrum is destroyed and it's a Sharks free-kick on half-way. They in turn call for a scrum and Terblanche comes into the line at pace. Now a free-kick to the Cheetahs as the Sharks are guilty of holding on.
18Juan Smith is in the thick of it again as he takes it over the gain line. Still a man down and looking to work something here the Cheetahs but they lose it and JP Pietersen leads the attack only to see Kockott spill it in contact.
16Good work at the re-start from the Sharks but the clearance is still in and Vermuelen is the man to charge back with ball in hand. Jonker gets quick ball and slides the kick into touch on the Sharks ten metre line. It clips a Sharks leg and will be a Cheetahs throw.
14TRY SHARKS - BOTES 5-0. Easy as you like from the Sharks. The drive was set and almost run over the Cheetahs line with Botes tagging on at the back to plop over for an easy try. Great power from the forwards and just reward for their early efforts. CONVERSION SHARKS - KOCKOTT 7-0. The extras go over and its a seven point lead.
13Yet another penalty, this time against Pieterse as he joins the maul at the side. Again it goes into touch as the Sharks look to make their numerical advantage tell.
12Just as I say that Rory Duncan clobbers Kockott high and he is off to the sin-bin. Pienaar sends his kick back into the Cheetahs half and the drive is on at the line-out.
11Taken quickly as this game continues at a rate of knots. Pienaar kicks but fails to find touch and Jonker is back and he in turn kicks and finds touch at last. A problem with numbers at the line-out and it's a Sharks free-kick. A moment to catch my breathe!
10Back to the action and the Cheetahs are mauling their way upfield before Barnard tursn to the high kick. Terblanche takes it well and now the Sharks look to run it. Lost and now the Cheetahs have a chance but the kick ahead from Jonker beats everyone into touch.
8Barnard's effort hits the post and Terblanche has to react quickly to it. He clears and the chase is on, a big hit on half way and it is spilt and Kankowski kicks ahead. A straight race between the rangy number eight and Nokwe, Kankowski shoves Nokwe, Ndungane gathers and scores but the TMO is brought in and he rules a penalty for the push.
7Not the best spectacle so far as there is a poor pass at the base of the Sharks scrum and it goes straight into touch. Now the Cheetahs send Smith into midfield from the short line-out. Up to the 22 now and a penalty for offside.
5Line-out to the Sharks on half way and they lose another and The Cheetahs immediatley take up the attack but it falls apart with a knock-on from Jonker.
4Bosman looks to have a dart but Steyn hammers him only to give away a free-kick. Taken quickly as the Cheetahs look to run it now but Nokwe is well tackled and forced into touch.
3Poor line-out as Kankowski knocks it on so we scrum down for the first time. Solid enough from both sides and it is cleared as far as Terblanche who runs it back. Beast is in support as he crashes into the defenders. Wide now from Steyn but Roos has spotted a forward pass.
2Sharks happy to keep it in hand here as they take play towards half way and there is e penalty to the home side. There is a flag from the touch judge so lets see what the problem is. Nothing sinister just a high shot from Rory Duncan. Piennar, playing at fly-half, sends the kick down towards the Cheetahs 22.