FULL-TIME: SHARKS 0-35 CARDIFF. The Sharks lose possession metres out from the try-line. They lose the opportunity to save face, but truth be told, they were nowhere this evening. Cardiff claim a deserved win, having scored three tries -- two from Young and one from Thomas.
Everything is going wrong for the Sharks today. They look to gain some momentum but Cronje knocks on, cheaply giving away possession.
Cardiff have an opportunity from a penalty a long way out, but Evans pushes his kick wide of posts -- a rare miss from him.
TRY DISALLOWED! 0-35: The try was converted, but it's been chalked off after a TMO check. There was a knock-on from the rolling maul off the lineout.
TRY, SHARKS, VENTER! 5-35: Venter gets on the end of Tapuai's grubber kick and gets the Sharks on the board, right under the posts!
The Sharks have a lineout deep in the Cardiff 22 again. They didn't take the last opportunity but they need to take this one to save face.
CONVERSION, CARDIFF, EVANS! 0-35: Evans adds the extras.
TRY, CARDIFF, THOMAS! 0-33: Cardiff work the ball to Thomas on the left and he dives over! This is turning into a walkover!
TRY, CARDIFF, YOUNG! 0-28: Things go from bad to worse for the Sharks as Young goes over for Cardiff! The conversion is missed though.
It's a bit of a kicking contest at the moment. Cronje goes for the kick-and-chase and it almost comes off, but he doesn't get to the ball first. The Sharks at least manage to get a lineout in the Cardiff 22.
Off we go! The second half is underway in Durban as the Sharks look to fight back from a long way down.
HALF-TIME: SHARKS 0-23 CARDIFF. It's been all too easy for Cardiff even on a rainy day in Durban, the home of the Sharks. The hosts have a long way to go from here if they want to find a way back into this game.
CONVERSION, CARDIFF, EVANS! 0-23: Evans slots the conversion over with a great kick.
TRY, CARDIFF, YOUNG! 0-21: Volmink gives away the ball in the worst possible position and Young is able to stroll over for the try!
The Sharks are defending inside their 22 as Cardiff try to get yet another try. Good work from the hosts this time as they win a penalty against Timani for a side-entry.
PENALTY, CARDIFF, EVANS! 0-16: The Sharks are penalised for not releasing and Evans does well to pop it over despite the conditions.
PENALTY TRY, CARDIFF, 0-13! YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, POTGIETER! The Sharks concede a penalty and a yellow card after some great work from Young leads to an infringement from Potgieter!
PENALTY, CARDIFF, EVANS! 0-6: Evans slots the penalty over.
The weather is unpleasant in Durban at the moment as the Sharks are looking to run their way out the back. They give away a penalty for not releasing unfortunately for the home side.
YELLOW CARD, CARDIFF, TURNBULL! Turnbull picks up a yellow card following a clash of heads with Volmink.
The Sharks are struggling to make headways or hang onto possession. They're going to have to tidy themselves up.
The Sharks have been on the attack for the last few minutes. They win their lineout on the Cardiff 5m line. However, after a few phases, Basson concedes a penalty.
PENALTY, CARDIFF, EVANS! 0-3: Jarrod Evans puts the first points on the board with a good kick.
Off we go! The game is underway. The Sharks will be looking to follow in the footsteps of the Lions, who won the earlier game 33-25 against the Dragons in Johannesburg.
Cardiff: 15 Ben Thomas, 14 Jason Harries, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Theo Cabango, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Botham, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Josh Turnbull (c), 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Liam Belcher, 1 Rhys Carré. Replacements: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Gwilym Bradley, 21 James Ratti, 22 Ellis Bevan, 23 Mason Grady
Sharks: 15 Anthony Volmink, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Werner Kok, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Cameron Wright, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter (c), 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Carlü Sadie, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Dian Bleuler. Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Khwezi Mona, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Ben Tapuai
Hello and welcome to our coverage of this United Rugby Championship clash between the Sharks and Cardiff at Kings Park.
