Saturday 29 Mar 2025
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Tries
Bongi Mbonambi 51'
Scott Penny 47'
Henry McErlean 18'
Conversions
Jordan Hendrikse 52'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Alan Spicer
Out: Alex Soroka
78'
Oliver Coffey
Out: Fintan Gunne
77'
Rory McGuire
Out: Thomas Clarkson
75'
Henry McErlean
Out: Andrew Osborne
75'
Bradley Davids
Out: Jaden Hendrikse
69'
Corne Rahl
Out: Emile van Heerden
66'
Ruan Dreyer
Out: Vincent Koch
66'
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Out: Ox Nche
66'
Fez Mbatha
Out: Bongi Mbonambi
66'
Siya Masuku
Out: Yaw Penxe
64'
Michael Milne
Out: Cian Healy
61'
Lee Barron
Out: John McKee
61'
Emmanuel Tshituka
Out: James Venter
61'
Francois Venter
Out: Jurenzo Julius
57'
Jordan Hendrikse
Conversion
52'
Bongi Mbonambi
Try
51'
Ross Byrne
Out: Liam Turner
50'
Scott Penny
Try
47'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Scott Penny
Out: Will Connors
28'
Tommy O'Brien
Out: Henry McErlean
25'
Henry McErlean
Try
18'
Jaden Hendrikse
Yellow Card
16'
Henry McErlean
Out: Tommy O'Brien
12'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Tries
1
2
Conversions
1
0
Penalties
0
0
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
MD
M. Deegan
Ball Carries: 12
Tackles
J. Venter
Tackles: 17
Points
SP
S. Penny
Points: 5
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2729
Tries per match
34
Penalties Conceded per match
1012
Match Information
Saturday 29 Mar 2025
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Tries
Bongi Mbonambi 51'
Scott Penny 47'
Henry McErlean 18'
Conversions
Jordan Hendrikse 52'
Show more
Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Alan Spicer
Out: Alex Soroka
78'
Oliver Coffey
Out: Fintan Gunne
77'
Rory McGuire
Out: Thomas Clarkson
75'
Henry McErlean
Out: Andrew Osborne
75'
Bradley Davids
Out: Jaden Hendrikse
69'
Corne Rahl
Out: Emile van Heerden
66'
Ruan Dreyer
Out: Vincent Koch
66'
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Out: Ox Nche
66'
Fez Mbatha
Out: Bongi Mbonambi
66'
Siya Masuku
Out: Yaw Penxe
64'
Michael Milne
Out: Cian Healy
61'
Lee Barron
Out: John McKee
61'
Emmanuel Tshituka
Out: James Venter
61'
Francois Venter
Out: Jurenzo Julius
57'
Jordan Hendrikse
Conversion
52'
Bongi Mbonambi
Try
51'
Ross Byrne
Out: Liam Turner
50'
Scott Penny
Try
47'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Scott Penny
Out: Will Connors
28'
Tommy O'Brien
Out: Henry McErlean
25'
Henry McErlean
Try
18'
Jaden Hendrikse
Yellow Card
16'
Henry McErlean
Out: Tommy O'Brien
12'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
14
10
Passes
146
101
Offload
13
5
Metres Gained
264
188
Clean Breaks
4
4
Kicks From Hand
14
21
Tackles
155
137
Missed Tackles
12
26
Mauls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
8
14
Head to Head
Previous 4 meetings
2
2
Won
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
SharksW
W
L
W
W
LeinsterL
W
W
W
W
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
ON
Ox Nche
2
BM
Bongi Mbonambi
3
VK
Vincent Koch
4
JJ
Jason Jenkins
5
Ev
Emile van Heerden
6
James Venter
7
VT
Vincent Tshituka
8
SK
Siya Kolisi
9
JH
Jaden Hendrikse
10
JH
Jordan Hendrikse
11
MM
Makazole Mapimpi
12
AE
Andre Esterhuizen
13
JJ
Jurenzo Julies
14
EH
Ethan Hooker
15
YP
Yaw Penxe
1
CH
Cian Healy
2
JM
John McKee
3
TC
Thomas Clarkson
4
DM
Diarmuid Mangan
5
BD
Brian Deeny
6
AS
Alex Soroka
7
WC
Will Connors
8
MD
Max Deegan
9
FG
Fintan Gunne
10
CF
Ciaran Frawley
11
AO
Andrew Osborne
12
CT
Charlie Tector
13
LT
Liam Turner
14
TO
Tommy O'Brien
15
JO
Jimmy O'Brien
Substitutes
16
FM
Fez Mbatha
17
NM
Ntuthuko Mchunu
18
RD
Ruan Dreyer
19
CR
Corne Rahl
20
ET
Emmanuel Tshituka
21
BD
Bradley Davids
22
SM
Siya Masuku
23
FV
Francois Venter
16
LB
Lee Barron
17
MM
Michael Milne
18
RM
Rory McGuire
19
AS
Alan Spicer
20
SP
Scott Penny
21
OC
Oliver Coffey
22
RB
Ross Byrne
23
HM
Henry McErlean
Commentary
80’
Full Time
FULL-TIME! SHARKS 7-10 LEINSTER! Sharks win their lineout but Leinster ruck hard and are awarded a scrum… and with that the ref blows to end a thrilling match! Hope you enjoyed following the action with us - it was a cracker of a match.
79’
Commentary
Leinster drive forward, holding onto the ball, then kick an up and under… but they are blown for a foul. Penalty on the 10m line… and Siya Kolisi tells Masuku to kick for the touchline… he succeeds and Sharks have a lineout 8m inside the 22…
78’
Commentary
The injury delay to the Leinster forward over, play resumes with the Sharks pressing on the Leinster 22. Alex Soroka leaves the field on foot which is a sign he is hopefully not too badly injured. Leinster with the scrum…
76’
Commentary
Sharks run the ball… but the ref bows for a penalty after the Leinster centre went offside. Masuku kicks into touch 7m short of the Leinster 22… now or never for the Sharks…
74’
Commentary
Leinster run from the scrum, battering away at the Sharks defence as they slowly gather ground… but a handling error on the wing gives the Sharks the scrum.
72’
Commentary
Leinster launch a high ball into the Sharks half, Mapimpi fails to take it as it drifts away from him… Leinster with the scrum halfway between the Sharks 10m and 22.
69’
Commentary
Sharks spoil the Leinster lineout and win a scrum just in front of their 10m line… they run it quickly and the ref calls a penalty advantage as. they keep running… Masuku slips, and the ref blows for the Leinster offside and a no-arms tackle. Masuku clears to the 10m…. the throw is too deep, it bounces up an a Leinster man rises to take it… but Penxe is blown for tackling in the air.
67’
Commentary
Leinster power their way forward and into the Sharks 22, but they are blown for a penalty and Masuku clears the ball into touch just past the halfway line. A superb kick.
65’
Commentary
Leinster turn possession over and drive up into the Sharks half…
63’
Commentary
Sharks press hard again but Leinster hold them up.
61’
Commentary
Both sides take turns putting the pressure on one another, Sharks winning a scrum after a Leinster knock-on.
59’
Commentary
Leinster clear the pressure but the Sharks come storming back at them.
57’
Commentary
Magnificent drive down the right, Hooker gets the ball and drives down the line, cuts in and takes three men over the line…but the ref rules that the ball was held up. Superb from the Sharks… Leinster suddenly looking ropey…
55’
Commentary
MASSIVE PRESSURE from Leinster on the Sharks 22, but they concede a penalty and Hendrikse clears it to the halfway line. Stormers run the ball superbly at pace, some brilliant handling. Brought to ground they thread the ball to the left wing… but Leinster turn possession over on their 22…
53’
Conversion
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE! 7-10; Jordan Hendrikse slots the conversion from close to the poles.
52’
Try
TRY, SHARKS, MBONAMBI! 5-10; Stunning drive by the Sharks, and what a sideways ru by Bongi Mbonambi to power towards a gap in the Leinster line to crash over for the Sharks' first score of the night. Magic play from the Sharks.
51’
Commentary
Sharks on the attack now, driving forward… into the Leinster 22…
49’
Commentary
POST! Frawley's conversion attempt from just 10m to the left of the poles strikes the upright and rebounds back infield - a stunning miss. How costly might that be for Leinster?
48’
Try
ULSTER, TRY, PENNY! 0-10; Scott Penny runs into space, picking up a lovely pass and diving over for Leinster's second score of the night.
47’
Commentary
Lovely control from Leinster, pressing into the Sharks 22… driving hard at the home defence…
45’
Commentary
Sharks press Leinster back to the halfway line but give away a penalty. Frawley kicks into touich past the Sharks 22m line.
43’
Commentary
Leinster with the early pressure, but the Sharks turn possession over.
41’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! We're underway with the second half…
40’
Half Time
HALF-TIME, SHARKS 0-5 LEINSTER. An absorbing first half of tough rugby, Leinster holding on for a narrow lead.
40’
Commentary
Sharks press hard to run down the left touchline but are forced into touch… a few Leinster players push and press Mapimpi, the ref having to jump in to calm things down. He went pretty easy on Leinster there… and we have half-time.
38’
Commentary
Sharks pile on the pressure on the Leinster 5m, driving again and again… but the Sharks are blown for offside a moment before a Sharks forward crashes over the line. No try… Leinster penalty.
35’
Commentary
Sharks win the scrum and press upfield, earning a lineout on the Leinster 10m… they run the ball, kick… but Leinster as penalised for breaking early from the maul. Hendrikse kicks to the Leinster 22m for a a lineout, which they claim and drive, then run the line…
32’
Commentary
Scrappy period of play sees Leinster press past the Sharks 10m and win a scrum 15m in from the right touchline.
30’
Commentary
Leinster turn possession over, Frawley kicks for touch… but it's overcooked and the Sharks will have the lineout.
30’
Commentary
Sharks win the lineout and run the line…
28’
Commentary
Hendrikse rejoins the action… we're back to 15v15. Sharks win the lineout on their 10m…
26’
Commentary
Leinster win lineout and power to the Sharks line, but the home defence is strong and they earn a penalty 10m from their line.
24’
Commentary
Sharks press into the Leinster half… Frawley clears but is cleaned out by Emile van Heerden who couldn't brake in time… the Sharks man injuring himself. Penalty to Leinster where the kick landed… kicked into touch… Leinster lineout on the Sharks 5m line…
22’
Commentary
Mapimpi fields a long Leinster clearance and runs at the Leinster line… his side spin passes wide but Leinster overturns possession and kick back into the Sharks˙… Mapimpi again running hard at the Leinster line, this time the Sharks retaining possession.
20’
Commentary
Frawley's conversion from the right touchline fails to add the extra points, but the effect of playing with 14 men has already been felt.
19’
Try
TRY, LEINSTER, MCERLEAN! 0-5; Long pass out to the wing from Gunne finds Henry McErlean on the wing unmarked and he falls over the line for his first URC try.
18’
Yellow Card
YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, JADEN HENDRIKSE. Binned for kicking out in the maul to cause the Leinster knock-on.
18’
Commentary
The ref is calling for the TMO to look into the scrum…
17’
Commentary
Leinster press forward but the Sharks hold them out and there's a knock-on from Leinster so the Sharks will have the scrum.
16’
Commentary
Great crossfield kick from Frawley to his left wing, but he has no space so runs back infield and is brought to ground… but Leinster have a penalty… and they will run from the 5m line…
15’
Commentary
Leinster finally break into the 22, a great run to the line being stopped, but Leinster are hammering away with just 5m to the Sharks line…
15’
Commentary
Leinster finally break into the 22, a great run to the line being stopped, but Leinster are hammering away with just 5m to the Sharks line…
13’
Commentary
Leinster run the ball the Sharks defence pulls them to ground… Leinster batter the Sharks line again and again, but the Sharks not allowing them past the 22…
12’
Commentary
Sharks steal the lineout ball but there's a knock-on in the backline. Leinster to feed the scrum.
10’
Commentary
Sharks with the scrum, run swiftly to the left wing, great hands, but Leinster's defence brings them down… and they're awarded a penalty, which is kicked to touch just short of the Sharks 22.
9’
Commentary
Leinster break through the Sharks halfway line before being brought to ground, the loose ball being swooped up and the Sharks looking to break through, but some excellent tackling brings Mapimpi to ground as he looked to break free. Some exchanging of handbags follows, but the ref calms the big lads down.
7’
Commentary
Great pressure from the Leinster defence to push the Sharks back to outside their 22… and they will feed the scrum. Big opportunity lost for the Sharks.
6’
Commentary
PENALTY SHARKS! Leinster blown for not holding the scrum, and Hendrikse boots it sideways into touch for a lineout 5m.
5’
Commentary
Leinster penalised in the lineout, Sharks run the penalty press up to 7m from the line, great short pass to a lovely run from Penxe, but he's tackled as he takes it, and the ball spurts forward for a Leinster scrum.
3’
Commentary
Sharks win a penalty 5m short of the Leinster 22, and it's kicked into touch for a lineout 5m from the Leinster line…
2’
Commentary
Sharks with the early possession up into the Leinster half and pushing up to the 22 with some good passing down the backline…
1’
Kick Off
KICK-OFF! We're underway with this top four clash at Kings Park in Durban.
0’
Welcome
Leinster: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Charlie Tector, 11 Andrew Osborne, 10 Ciarán Frawley, 9 Fintan Gunne, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Will Connors, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Brian Deeny, 4 Diarmuid Manga, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 John McKee, 1 Cian Healy. Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Rory McGuire, 19 Alan Spicer, 20 Scott Penny, 21 Oliver Coffey, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Henry McErlean.
0’
Welcome
Sharks: 15 Yaw Penxe, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche. Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Manu Tshituka, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter.
0’
Welcome
Leinster's last two matches yielded a 42-24 home win over Cardiff, followed by last week's dramatic 21-20 away loss to the Bulls.
0’
Welcome
The Sharks' last two matches saw them lose 38-14 away to the Lions, followed by a nail-biting 35-34 home win over Zebre Parma last week.
0’
Commentary
Leinster have won three of their last five matches against the Sharks, with tonight's home side winning two matches. Leinster lead the average points score in those five matches by 38-27.
0’
Welcome
Leinster are top off the table, with 58 points from their 13 matches. They have a phenomenal points difference of plus-193.
0’
Commentary
The Sharks are in fourth place on the table, with 44 points from their 13 matches, including a plus-five points difference.
0’
Welcome
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the Sharks vs Leinster clash at Kings Park Stadium in Durban. It's the Round of 14 clash for two teams in the top four of the table.
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
MD
M. Deegan
Ball Carries: 12
Tackles
J. Venter
Tackles: 17
Points
SP
S. Penny
Points: 5
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2729
Tries per match
34
Penalties Conceded per match
1012
Match Information
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