Sharks into 最高の Rugby プレーオフs, 1 more 位置／汚点／見つけ出す up for 得る，とらえるs
DURBAN, South Africa (AP) ― The Sharks became the seventh team into the 最高の Rugby プレーオフs by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the Sunwolves 40-29 on Friday, leaving one last 位置／汚点／見つけ出す up for 得る，とらえるs in the ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階, to be decided on the final day of league games.
That last 決勝戦 place will come from the Australian 会議／協議会, and will either go to the ACT Brumbies or New South むちの跡s Waratahs. It'll be decided on Saturday when the Brumbies host last-place Aussie team the Western 軍隊, needing just a draw to be sure of qualifying.
The Durban-based Sharks 調印（する）d the wild card from the South African 会議／協議会, although they had to fight off a solid challenge from Japan's Sunwolves, who have won just once all season but were only two points behind at 21-19 at halftime.
The Sunwolves 得点する／非難する／２０d twice in three minutes just before the break through 中心 Mifiposeti Paea and a short-範囲 運動 from hooker Takeshi Kizu. That meant they matched the Sharks' three tries in the first 40 at Kings Park.
Stung into 活動／戦闘, the Sharks 得点する／非難する／２０d 早期に in the second when an attack 負かす／撃墜する the 右翼 was finished off by 中心 Andre Esterhuizen. The Sharks pulled away in the last 10 minutes to 最終的に 勝利，勝つ comfortably.
The six-tries-to-four 勝利，勝つ didn't 配達する a 特別手当 point for the Sharks, but the victory was enough to 確実にする that the Pretoria-based Bulls cannot 追いつく them when they play on Saturday.
The Sharks joined the Johannesburg-based Lions and Cape Town-based Stormers in the 準々決勝 from South Africa. Four teams from New Zealand are in the プレーオフs: 長，指導者s, 改革運動家s, defending-支持する／優勝者 Highlanders, and ハリケーンs.
Although there's only one team left to 追加する to that 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）, there's still plenty to play for on Saturday, with the final league positions deciding who 会合，会うs who in the ４半期/4分の1s.
The Lions have sent an under-strength team to Argentina to finish against the Jaguares, and could lose their No. 1 位置／汚点／見つけ出す 権利 at the end to the 長，指導者s, who are away to the Highlanders.
Earlier, in a match with three 刑罰，罰則 tries, the Auckland-based Blues （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 New South むちの跡s 34-28 to leave the Waratahs as longshots of reaching the プレーオフs.
A week after （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the Brumbies, the Blues 得点する／非難する／２０d five tries and the Waratahs four ― two 刑罰，罰則 tries to the Waratahs, one to the Blues ― to likely knock New South むちの跡s out of the 準々決勝.
The Waratahs needed to 勝利，勝つ to keep pace with the Brumbies in the race for what will be the only qualifying place from Australia. But the Brumbies now need only a point from their match on Saturday against the 軍隊 to get a home プレーオフ in Canberra.
For a team that had to 勝利，勝つ with a 特別手当 point to have any real chance of making the プレーオフs, the Waratahs played no attacking rugby until the 60th minute when Wallabies 中心 イスラエル Folau 得点する／非難する／２０d their first 合法的 try. They had 以前 been awarded two 刑罰，罰則 tries for 違反s by the Blues at scrums.
"We just put 圧力 on ourselves," Waratahs captain Michael Hooper said. "We'd get a really nice try and then teams get a try straight 支援する on us, and we're 支援する to an even playing field."
The Blues have played their last match this season after 行方不明の the プレーオフs but they finished 堅固に with 勝利，勝つs over Austral ia's two 最高の，を越す teams.
"We know we didn't play as pretty as last week," Blues captain James Parsons said. "It probably wasn't as 臨床の as we would like."
In a match 伴う／関わるing Australian 会議／協議会 teams with no chance of reaching the プレーオフs, the Melbourne 反逆者／反逆するs （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Queensland Reds 31-28.
