Quite enjoyed this match - or at least the bits of it I saw from my seat behind two people with particularly fat heads at the pub....
It was a bit of a strange match - the Reds looked very threatening throughout the match but seemed to make basic handling errors whenever they looked like scoring. I'm not saying the Sharks didn't deserve to win (as I thought they did, as they were far more clinical), but from what I saw the Reds appeared to be on top for large parts of the match. The Sharks scored a couple of superb tries, with the try to Jordaan surely a contender for try of the season.
I thought Higginbotham and Ioane were the best of the Reds. I'm still not convinced Higginbotham does enough work in the tight, but he is always a massive threat with ball in hand at this level. Coetzee was man of the match for me, making massive yards with ball in hand, and a pile of tackles. I was quite impressed with Bresler's work-rate, and also thought Daniel had a pretty good game too (though gave away a few too many penalties). Mvovo, Jordaan, and Pietersen were the pick of the Sharks backs for me.