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Sharks' Loss to Ospreys Puts Fans Out of Own Misery as Slim URC ...
Dan Edwards scored 16 points as the Ospreys held off a late Sharks rally for a narrow United Rugby Championship win.
- The Ospreys claimed a narrow 21-17 victory over the Sharks at the Brewery Field in Bridgend, with tries from Dan Edwards, Jac Morgan, and Garyn Phillips securing the win.
- Dan Edwards drew first blood after 11 minutes, chipping over the Sharks defence before Phillips scored on 54 minutes following a clear break by Dan Kasende.
- Phepsi Buthelezi scored twice and Ethan Hooker added a breakaway try for the Sharks, with Jean Smith kicking two points, though the Ospreys held a slender 14-12 lead at the interval.
- Mark Jones' side provided a boost to their Welsh rivals Cardiff, who are chasing a play-off place in the United Rugby Championship following this result.
- Attention now turns to next Friday's Welsh derby against Cardiff in the Welsh capital, as the Ospreys seek to maintain momentum after their home success.
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Ospreys hold their nerve to keep the pressure up
■By JOHN CLEMENCE Ospreys .............21pts Tries: Edwards 11, J Morgan 33, Phillips 55 Conversions: Edwards 12, 33, 55 Sharks ...............17pts Tries: Buthelezi 19, 69; Hooker 40 Conversion: Smith 40 Scarlets responded with ably ragged and continual-on a loose ball to open the scoring through Dan Edwards, who also added the extras, before Jac Morgan finished […] The post Ospreys hold their nerve to keep the pressure up appeared first on The…
Resolute Ospreys keep faint play-off hopes alive with Sharks win
United Rugby Championship Ospreys (14) 21 Tries: Edwards, J Morgan, G Phillips Cons: Edwards (3) Sharks (12) 17 Tries: Buthelezi (2), Hooker Con: Smith In a bruising encounter, Ospreys would overcome injury to last out the final quarter of the game with 14 men and uncontested scrums to earn a vital victory towards their slim hopes of a top-eight finish. The Welsh side came into the contest under pressure to pull out a result, with just four ga…
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