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10 MOST MEMORABLE INCIDENTS

10: 14 MAN SHARKS WIN IN CHRISTCHURCH

It is hard enough to beat the Crusaders in Christchurch as it is, but when the Sharks saw flanker Jean Deysel red carded after 20 minutes in 2014 their task seemed impossible.

But the South Africans pulled off one of the great gutsy performances of all time and won 30-26 with 14 men. The courage, skill and resilience was amazing.

9: MATT DUNNING DROPS A GOAL

In 2003 the Waratahs were chasing a place in the last four and needed to beat the Chiefs in their last game, with a four-try

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