FULL TIME: LIONS 7-29 SHARKS
Both sides go down in the scrum as the hooter goes.
The Lions have another chance on the counterattack but this time Nohamba knocks it on and that sums up the Lions day.
The Lions butcher their attack and the Sharks will have a scrum deep in their own 22.
The Lions get a penalty as Buthelezi takes out Tshituka without the ball in a scramble for a loose pill.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH, 7-29:
Bosch slots another conversion.
TRY, SHARKS, WILLIAMS, 7-27:
Williams is onto Bosch's grubber in a flash and gets the score that basically shuts this one out.
The Sharks get their penalty from the scrum and thump it up into the Lions 22 and a try now would clinch them the bonus point.
The Lions are willing to play from deep and while they make it to halfway they then lose to forward and give the Sharks the scrum with their 14th handling error of the match.
The conversion is missed but it is a long way back for the Lions now.
TRY, SHARKS, MBATHA, 7-22:
Mbatha has been driven over for the Sharks third try.
Louw does escape a card but the Sharks put their penalty into the corner.
Louw does escape a card but the Sharks put their penalty into the corner.
Louw is in trouble here but might escape a sanction after some favourable replays.
The Sharks win a scrumtime penalty once again and this time the Sharks look for the lineout and the pushoever.
It is wave after wave of Lions attacks but eventually the Sharks get over the ball and win a penalty.
A sustained period of Lions attack hovers around the Sharks 22 but they can't make progress and knock on to give the Sharks a chance to exit.
PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH, 7-17:
Bosch slots from straight in front.
The Sharks are getting better ball going forward and win another penalty this one straight in front.
The Sharks benefit from a long advantage but can't make it count however they come back for a penalty which Bosch kicks up towards the Lions 22.
Bosch now misses a penalty kick that could be crucial as they looked to extend their lead to ten but instead the Lions will drop out.
The Sharks break into the Lions 22 again but are penalised and the Lions can breathe again.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH, 7-14:
Great kick by Bosch to convert.
TRY, SHARKS, ABRAHAMS, 7-12:
Jooste breaks away a bit early and is stopped but Abrahams dives over in the corner.
Bosch pulls off a remarkable 50/22 to give the Sharks a lineout five out from the Lions line and that is a huge switch of play.
The Sharks play it a bit cute close to their line but get lucky as Fassi kicks lear in the end.
The Sharks pull off a great maul stop and win the scrum but they still have to get it clear.
The Lions benefit from poor discipline from the Sharks as they have a penalty to move play back into the Sharks 22.
The Lions restart deep and the Sharks bring it back through Henco Venter before the Sharks kick out ten from halfway.
HALF TIME: LIONS 7-7 SHARKS
The Sharks are back down in the 22 of the Lions.
CONVERSION, LIONS, LOMBARD, 7-7:
Lombard kicks this one.
TRY, LIONS, LOUW, 5-7:
The Sharks defence can't contain a set move and Louw goes in under the posts.
The Lions make an incredibly mess of the lineout and somehow the Sharks escape again. They clear from the next lineout but only as far as the 22.
YELLOW CARD, SHARKS, TSHITUKA;
Tshituka gets his hands into the ruck and will have to go to the bin.
The Sharks are caught offside but Horn will kick the penalty to touch and to look for the drive over.
The restart is deep and the Lions keep the Sharks under pressure with the kick finding touch on their own 22 eventually and it will be the Lions on attack from the lineout.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH, 0-7:
Bosch slots his conversion to rub salt into the Lions' wounds.
TRY, SHARKS, BOSCH, 0-5:
The Sharks finally get some momentum on attack and Bosch finds a hole and will go all the way to score.
Horn returns the kick from Williams but the Sharks have the lineout feed on halfway.
The TMO clears Kok of foul play for a suspect tackle and the Sharks have the scrum ten inside their own half.
The Sharks are blown up in possession again and their frustration is really starting to show.
Louw knocks on after the dropout and the Sharks have a scrum that straddles the hallway line.
Lombard incredibly misses a third kick at goal and the Lions still have no reward for being by far the better side.
The Lions have another chance to take the lead with a penalty.
The Lions steal the lineout and go the length of the field before driving over the Sharks line however the Sharks hold him up and Bosch can drop out from the goal-line.
A monstrous kick from Bosch drives the Lions back as Maxwane has to scramble to get hold of it before Horn kicks clear to just outside of the Lions 22 where the Sharks will have a lineout.
The Lions knock on while trying a first phase move and the Sharks have a scrum and a chance to clear from just outside their 22.
Venter can do nothing right in the eyes of the referee and he is called offside allowing the Lions to get back into the Sharks half with a lineout to come.
Lombard misses the kick again and this could be a problem for the Lions. The Sharks restart with a dropout.
Venter thinks he is entitled to the ball but is called off it and when he doesn't release the Lions get the advantage. Van den Berg snipes through but there is obstruction and we go back for the penalty.
Bosch clears well but the Sharks are still in their own half and have looked panicked when the Lions have run at them.
Frantic play as the Lions hack ahead after Bosch makes an error and while two Sharks can't gather it Lombard throws a forward pass and the Sharks have a scrum five out from their own line.
Van den Berg puts up a box kick but it drifts out into touch on the full and the Sharks have a lineout but they also get a lecture over the slowing down of the game before lineouts.
Lombard shanks his kick and the Sharks get a let-off.
The Sharks give away a penalty while in possession as they fling the ball about aimlessly inside their own half. Poor thinking from them and now the Lions line up a kick.
Maxwane gets up to grab Williams' hoist but the Lions man drops it backwards and it bounces into touch and the Sharks have a lineout just inside the Lions half.
The Lions make a positive start with a great backline move but the final pass to Maxwane goes awry and the Sharks now have a defensive lineout just outside their 22.
A great tackle by Lombard allows Tshituka to get over Buthelezi and win the Lions a relieving penalty.
The Lions scramble it clear but Horn's kick is a poor one and the Sharks have the lineout inside the Lions 22.
KICK-OFF: Bosch gets us started as the Sharks kick deep at a wet Ellis Park.
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (captain), 7 Henco Venter, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Dan Jooste, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Vincent Tshituka, 20 Dylan Richardson, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Cameron Wright, 23 Ben Tapuai.
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabs Maxwane, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith.
Replacements: 16 Michael van Vuuren, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Ruhan Delport, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Ruhan Straeuli, 22 Sanele Nohamba, 23 Rynhardt Jonker.
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship match between the Lions and the Sharks from Ellis Park.
