Rugby: Sunwolves pay penalty for poor preparation as Sharks cash in

Sunwolves learned the hard way at Singapore National Stadium that practice only makes perfect if it is done under conditions that replicate the real thing.The Japanese Super Rugby franchise may have had the longest pre-season in their short history -- though still far shorter than the other 14 teams -- but the lack of meaningful warm-up games left them well off the requisite pace as they went down 45-10 to the Durban-based Sharks.With most first-choice players back in Tokyo at a national team training camp, the Sunwolves started brightly enough, getting out to a 10-3 lead. But ill-disciplin…READ FULL ARTICLE