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The Titans have staved off a fast-finishing Sharks outfit to record a 20-16 win and secure their first back-to-back wins of the season.
The Sharks, meanwhile, have now lost three straight games with yet another slow start coming back to bite them.
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MATCH CENTRE: Sharks vs Titans live score, stats, video
The Titans capitalised off early possession when Kieran Foran crossed for the first try of the game after his show-and-go helped him get around two defenders.
Cronulla’s start to the game went from bad to worse when they lost powerhouse second-rower Siosifa Talakai to the sin bin for a shoulder charge on Sam Verrills.
The Titans made the most of the one-man advantage as Foran set up Chris Randall with a peach of a pass to extend their side’s lead.
It took 47 minutes, but the Sharks finally got on the board through Braydon Trindall after some slick lead-up work from Nicho Hynes and Briton Nikora.
But their joy was short-lived with the Titans extending their lead through Keenan Palasia, who barged over off a pearler of a ball from Sam Verrills.
The Sharks responded with a much-needed try to keep themselves in the game when Trindall came up with a harbour bridge pass to makeshift winger Daniel Atkinson.
They backed it up with another through Hynes in the 74th minute to set up a grandstand finish but it was too little, too late.
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TEAMS
Sharks: 1. William Kennedy 2. Daniel Atkinson 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Kayal Iro 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 15. Royce Hunt 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Briton Nikora 12. Siosifa Talakai 13. Cameron McInnes 8. Thomas Hazelton 14. Jack Williams 17. Teig Wilton 21. Tuku Hau Tapuha. 18th man: 19. Tom Rodwell
Titans: 1. Keano Kini 2. Alofiana Khan-Pereira 3. Brian Kelly 12. Beau Fermor 5. Jojo Fifita 18. Tanah Boyd 7. Kieran Foran 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Erin Clark 11. David Fifita 20. Jacob Alick-Wiencke 13. Chris Randall 14. Isaac Liu 15. Josiah Pahulu 16. Keenan Palasia 17. Joe Stimson. 18th man: 22. Jaylan De Groot
