Sharks scored seven tries as they secured an emphatic 45-0 victory over Munster in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship sport in Durban.
Phepsi Buthelezi and Luan Giliomee crossed to assist the South African side to a 12-0 lead after which second-half tries from Phatu Ganyane, Emile van Heerden, Le Roux Malan and Makazole Mapimpi accomplished a humbling afternoon for the Irish province.
It was a fifth defeat from 13 URC outings for Munster and only a fifth victory from the similar variety of video games for Sharks.
The sport represented a primary assembly between the groups since final season’s epic quarter-last at King’s Park when the Sharks prevailed in a spot-kicking competitors, following a 24-24 draw after additional time.
Buthelezi barged over for the opening strive after seven minutes after the hosts had executed a rolling maul from a line-out, with Hendrikse including the additional two factors.
Munster confirmed glimpses of enterprise in assault however had been unable to breach the Sharks defence and it was the dwelling workforce who prolonged their lead in the twenty eighth minute.
Full-back Giliomee darted over from shut vary after accepting a intelligent inside go in the nook, making certain that his side went in 12 factors to the good at the break.
Ten minutes after the interval prop Ganyane collected a go from scrum-half Grant Williams and rumbled over from shut vary regardless of the efforts of two Munster defenders.
The bonus-level strive arrived seven minutes later when van Heerden accomplished a flowing transfer by going over, Jordan Hendrikse kicking the third of his three conversions.
Malan added strive quantity 5 with three minutes remaining, the rating being awarded after it was adjudged that he managed to floor the ball after session with the Television Match Official [TMO].
The strive-scoring spree continued when wing Mapimpi kicked via a free ball and received the foot race to the line to contact down. Replacement Jordan Smith landed the extra two factors together with his second profitable conversion.
As the clock went into the purple, Mapimpi grabbed his second strive when he went on one other lung-busting run from inside his personal half and stretched to rating.
The Sharks are at dwelling to Cardiff of their subsequent match on Friday, whereas Munster will hope to bounce again after they proceed their tour of South Africa by taking up the Bulls in Pretoria subsequent Saturday.
Sharks: Luan Giliomee; Yaw Penxe, Le Roux Malan, Andre Estrehuizen, Makazole Mapimpi; Jordan Hendrikse, Grant Williams; Phatu Ganyane, Fez Mbatha, Hanro Jacobs; Jason Jenkins, Emile van Heerden; Phepsi Buthelezi, Vincent Tshituka, Nick Hatton.
Replacements: Eddie Swart, Ox Nche, Vincent Koch, Corne Rahl, Jannes Potgieter, Bradley Davids, Jean Smith, Hakeem Kunene.
Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; JJ Hanrahan (capt), Ethan Coughlan; Michael Milne, Diarmuid Barron, Michael Ala’alatoa; Jean Kleyn, Tom Ahern; Seán Edogbo, John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.
Replacements: Lee Barron, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Edwin Edogbo, Fineen Wycherley, Paddy Patterson, Dan Kelly, Brian Gleeson.
