The win was a significant one for the home side as it ended a 10-match losing streak against the Sharks, but they had to dig deep to clinch the result. In a tightly contested clash momentum between the two sides ebbed and flowed, but it was the hosts who got the rub of the green in the end coming away with a deserved victory.
The Sharks will be kicking themselves, however, as they were in control for large periods, but a late surge from the home side capped off by Rieko Ioane's try proved to be enough to get them over the line.