The Sharks powered their way over the top, through and arounf Gloucester Rugby on Friday night to claim a 36-22 victory in the Challenge Cup final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A try from Phepsi Buthelezi and three penalties from Siya Masuku gave the South African side a 16-3 halftime lead. Further tries from Aphelele Fassi and Makazole Mapimpi meant the Sharks dominated the scoreboard despite a try from Albert Tuisue sandwiched in between.
However, late scores from Santiago Socino and Freddie Clarke gave Gloucester something to cheer about, but it was not to be their night as they lost 36-22. Rugby writer Sam Jess takes a closer look at the individual performances from the Cherry and Whites..
.. Returning from surgery on his appendix, the Argentine was a welcome figure to begin with at the back, diffusing plenty of the bombs the Sharks scrum-half Grant Williams sent his way.
While his aerial skills were tested, his positioning skills allowed the back three of the Sharks lots of time to compete for the ball. After a bright start to the game under the high ball, it was soon becoming a challenging night as he dropped plenty of the ball, one of which resulted in the Shark's third try. Never able to show his best attacking attributes.
In his last-ever game for his beloved club, May made some decent last-ditch tackles but was caught out of position on the turnover ball, which was punished with ease by Makazole Mapimpi, who raced away after a taking a lovely cross-field kick to .