Sharks scramble to victory over Saracens in precious start to JP Pietersen era
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It was not easy on the eye, but Sharks supporters won’t care as their team laboured over the finish line at Kings Park on Saturday evening to beat Saracens 28-23, in the process reviving their ambitions in the Champions Cup. The match ended with the Sharks fighting for their lives as they defended their line, but a Saracens error gave new head coach JP Pietersen a victory in his first outing. Before kick-off, Pietersen would have looked to the thunder clouds and wondered what the rugby gods had in store for his team. It had been tortuously humid in Durban almost all week. Moisture was thick in the air, and by kick-off, at 5.15pm,...