Sharks win again in Champions Cup

Sharks have continued their winning start to life in European rugby's Champions Cup with a 19-16 victory over Bordeaux, with Werner Kok scoring a crucial try.The South African franchise were marginal underdogs heading into the clash, despite debuting with a strong win against Harlequins, but once again showed they mean business as they successfully overturned a halftime deficit.CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR EARLY BIRD AND HOSPITALITY TICKETS FOR THE HSBC SYDNEY SEVENSThe French side were 13-9 ahead at the interval, with Renato Giammarioli going over for a try after just seven minutes.Jules Gimbert converted and added a couple of penalties as the hosts cashed in on some errors, but nine points off the boot of Curwin Bosch, including a drop goal, kept things tight.The game broke open at the start of the second period, Kok smartly gathering Boeta Chamberlain's offload to touch down from close-range and give his side a lead they never surrendered.Bosch put over the extras and slotted two of his next three penalties, with Zack Holmes replying for Bordeaux.There was a lengthy delay after Madosh Tambwe suffered an unintentional collision with Kok late on, but when play resumed the Sharks were able to settle in and protect their advantage.In the second-tier Challenge Cup, Irish side Connacht are in pole position for a place in the knockout stages after their 31-24 bonus-point win against 14-man Brive.First-half tries from David Hawkshaw, Tom Daly and Diarmuid Kilgallen – after former Sydney Rooster Abraham Papali'i was sent off for a head-on-head collision after 23 minutes – was followed by Shane Delahunt's score to make it six wins from their last eight games in all competitions.Glasgow made it two victories from two as they saw off a second-half comeback from Perpignan to win 26-18.The Emirates Lions registered their first victory in the competition, a pair of tries from flanker Francke Horn helping secure a 30-12 win over Stade Francais. Click Here: Neymar Jersey Sale