Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman has provided insight into the spat between Munster’s Jack Crowley and Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse during the penalty shootout.
The two sides could not be separated in regular or extra time during the United Rugby Championship quarter-final in Durban, meaning that the semi-finalist would be decided by a penalty shootout.
Ultimately, the Sharks would emerge 6-4 victors thanks to the successful kicks of the Hendrikse brothers and replacement scrum-half Bradley Davids.
Jack Crowley nailed both of his kicks too, with Conor Murray also converting his, but Rory Scannell crucially missed one of his two shots.
However, the main talking point of the penalty shootout was not the kicks…