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Caleb Asberry joins Andrew Mulligan and Casey Frank on Sky Sport following the Southland Sharks' Week Three victory over the Tauranga Whai at ILT Stadium Southland.

Big plays aplenty as the Sharks maul the Whai at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill on Sunday 26 April for a Week Three win to move to 2-2 on the season.

The Whai had quite the challenge ahead of them as they would be on the back of a double header weekend facing a Sharks squad that was well rested.

The SBS Southland Sharks return home on Sunday afternoon looking to steady their season against a Tauranga Whai side that arrives in Invercargill fresh off its first loss of the year.

Watch Sam Timmins and Tukaha making shots and dishing dimes in the Week Two battle with Auckland Tuatara.

Result: Jadcup Auckland Tuatara (91) defeat SBS Southland Sharks (72) For both teams, wins came against opponents who were undersized, with both teams taking wins against the Franklin Bulls. Now, these two teams face each other in a true battle of size. With the size came great defence. Both teams made it difficult on each other to score and it resulted in a low scoring 22-18 quarter in favour of the home team. Caleb Asberry showed his value early and the connection with Sam

If Southland gets Asberry back, the Sharks have another genuine perimeter option and suddenly look much more balanced. If not, the burden again falls heavily on Timmins and Jones to create enough offense against a Tuatara side that already looked deep, connected and dangerous in Round 1.

Watch Sam Timmins, Rylan Jones, Quake Webster and Mac Stodart getting it done on the road against the Franklin Bulls in Week Two.