Late drop goal gets Stormers over the line in shock victory over top-of-the-ladder Sharks

A DROPPED goal at the death from Stormers fullback Jaco Taute stunned the table-topping Sharks.

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 31: DHL Stormers players celebrate after their win over the Sharks during the Super Rugby match between Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers at Growthpoint Kings Park on May 31, 2014 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images)

A DROPPED goal at the death from Stormers fullback Jaco Taute stunned the table-topping Sharks as he sealed an unexpected 21-19 victory in Super Rugby on Saturday.

Aside from a brief period in the first half, the Stormers trailed throughout the game until Taute's strike after the final hooter silenced the home crowd and left the Sharks with just a two-point lead over the second-placed Waratahs going into the June international break.

DHL Stormers players celebrate after their win over the Sharks.

Sharks scrumhalf Cobus Reinach scored the only try of a match in which kicking for territory featured much more prominently than creative running, as neither side showed a great deal of ambition. That ultimately came back to haunt the Sharks, as the Stormers crept back from 19-12 down to steal the points.

Captain Duane Vermeulen of the DHL Stormers gives the thumbs up after the Super Rugby match between Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers.

Originally published as Late drop goal gets Stormers over the line in shock victory over top-of-the-ladder Sharks