11.   Fly-half Henry Honiball also landed two penalties and converted two tries as well as a penalty try.

12.   In the second half, Natal got further ahead with a converted try by prop Ollie le Roux two minutes after the restart.

13.   After a second half penalty by Adam Friend, ACT regained the lead when lock John Langford finished off a concerted attack by bullocking over for a converted try.

14.   But back came Sheffield with three converted tries in eight minutes.

15.   They scored three converted tries and a penalty against two converted tries, two penalties and a dropped goal.

16.   The three points helped the South Africans put a buffer between themselves and the Australians, who had scraped to within a converted try of the lead.

17.   They closed it further with a drop goal, a penalty and a converted try, running out of time as they began to stretch the North Harbour defence.

18.   They won by three converted tries and a penalty against two converted tries, two penalties and a dropped goal.

19.   On another day Munster might well have had a penalty with a chance to clinch the seven points from a converted try that they needed for victory.

20.   Smith, though, had praise for full-back who landed Matthew Burke landed five penalties and converted tries by Warwick Waugh and Daniel Herbert.