DURBAN, South Africa - Patrick Lambie won the battle of the boot against Joe Pietersen on Saturday to give the Sharks a 12-6 victory over the Stormers in a fiery, forward-dominated Super Rugby clash.
Springbok fly-half Lambie succeeded with four of five penalty attempts at wet Kings Park while fullback Pietersen planted both his penalty opportunities between the posts in the clash of South African titans.
The Sharks continued a good start to the southern hemisphere championship after a seven-point victory over the Cheetahs last weekend in which Lambie contributed 19 points.
It was the second successive loss for the Stormers after an eight-point reverse at Northern Bulls.