FULL TIME! 69-14. The Sharks have broken their winless run under John Plumtree, running in 10 tries in total. Aphelele Fassi and Grant Williams each scored two tries, while returning Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth and captain Lukhanyo Am also dotted down. Dragons fought valiantly in the first half, but were ultimately outgunned. Next up for the Sharks is a trip to Pretoria to face the in-form Bulls at Loftus Versfeld in a South African derby, while Dragons will also be travelling north to take on the Lions.

FULL TIME! 69-14. Chamberlain's successful conversion brings an end to the Sharks' demolition job at Kings Park. The hosts have finally got their first win of the season and they did it in style, completely obliterating Dragons in the second half after a fairly competitive first half.

TRY, SHARKS, AM! 68-14. The Sharks captain gets in on the action! Am breaks through from a wonderfully worked move to score.

NO TRY! Dragons think they have scored from the kick-off, but the try is ruled out for a double-movement.

CONVERSION, BOSCH, 62-14. Bosch adds another conversion for the Sharks.

TRY, SHARKS, FASSI! 60-14. Following closely in Williams' footsteps, Fassi now brings up his brace. It comes on the back of more brilliant work from Mapimpi, who breaks through out wide and sends a pass into Fassi's waiting hands.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 55-14. Bosch adds the conversion as the Sharks have surely all but sealed the match as a contest now.

TRY, SHARKS, WILLIAMS! 53-14. Williams gets his second try and brings up the half-century for the Sharks, intercepting a poor pass from Dragons and sprinting clear for the try.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 48-14. Bosch converts the Sharks' seventh try.

TRY, SHARKS, LABUSCHAGNE! 46-14. The Sharks are running riot now. Williams is again involved, breaking the line before passing to put replacement flank Labuschagne over.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 41-14. Bosch converts the try to re-establish the Sharks' 27-point lead.

TRY, SHARKS, BUTHELEZI! 39-14. The Sharks poach the lineout and burst into Dragons' 22, before Buthelezi bashes his way over the line.

Dragons try to put a kick over the Sharks defence, but Bosch fields and produces a magnificent response, booting the ball down near the visitors' 22.

CONVERSION, DRAGONS, WILLIAMS! 34-14. Williams lands his first kick of the match to cut the deficit back down to 20 points.

TRY, DRAGONS, DYER! 34-12. Dragons hit back from the kick off! It's a fantastic bit of work from Dyer, who pounces on an error and sprints clear to score.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 34-7. Bosch converts Williams' try.

TRY, SHARKS, WILLIAMS! 32-7. The Sharks score their fifth try of the match. A powerful carry from Janse van Rensburg gives them momentum, and Williams is on hand to finish off. The substitutes make an immediate impact for the hosts.

NO TRY! The try is ruled out for an earlier offsides infringement from Dragons. The Sharks are awarded a penalty and kick for a lineout in Dragons' 22.

TMO CHECK! Dyer goes over for a breakaway try for Dragons, but the referee wants to have another look for a forward pass.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH. 27-7. Bosch converts the try to take the Sharks to a 20-point lead.

TRY, SHARKS, ETZEBETH! 25-7. That's the bonus-point try for the Sharks. It comes from a bit of clever thinking from Mapimpi, who takes a quick-tap penalty and puts Etzebeth away for a clear run to the tryline.

Dragons win a penalty for a high tackle and kick for a five-metre attacking lineout. However, the Sharks hold the ball up and win a penalty from the subsequent scrum.

Dragons start on the front foot, after a powerful carry from South African-born hooker Roberts. However, winger Dyer loses the ball into touch with just the tryline in front of him.

KICK OFF! 20-7. Dragons get this second half underway at Kings Park. The visitors have had to scramble and will start the second half with 14 players, as their tighthead prop was yellow carded for repeated scrum penalties. The Sharks will look to make better use of their opportunities, as the humidity has caused plenty of handling errors in this match.

HALF TIME! 20-7. Bosch misses his conversion as the Sharks go into the break with a 20-7 lead. It has been a dominant performance from the hosts, but Dragons have done well to hang in there with a retreating scrum and very little to work with from their forward pack. The Sharks' returning Springboks have definitely had an impact on their performance tonight.

TRY, SHARKS, KOK! 20-7. The try is awarded by the TMO. It's a fantastic piece of skill from Hendrikse, who does very well to stay infield and offload to get Kok over the tryline.

TMO CHECK! Werner Kok goes over the tryline, but the TMO is called in to check a knock-on.

The Sharks win another penalty, this time at the breakdown, after getting an advantage at the scrum. This time, they opt for a lineout.

YELLOW CARD! Referee Murphy has had enough of the scrum penalties and sends Dragons tighthead prop Chris Coleman to the sin bin.

The Sharks are awarded a scrum on Dragons' 10-metre line after a knock-on from a lineout. A kick from Fassi allows the Sharks to drag a Dragons player into touch in goal, winning a five-metre scrum in the process.

A tough call for the Sharks sees Werner Kok penalised at the breakdown after Evans intercepts a pass and breaks from Dragons' 22. The visitors kick down to the Sharks' 22.

The Sharks win yet another penalty from a scrum, after forcing an error from a high kick into Dragons' half. The home side's tight-five has been dominant so far in this contest. Bosch kicks for a five-metre lineout.

CONVERSION, DRAGONS, EVANS! 15-7. Having missed his earlier penalty attempts, Evans makes no mistake with his conversion in front of the poles.

TRY, DRAGONS, BLACKER! 15-5. The Dragons roar back to life! It's a wonderful try from an excellently executed set-move from a lineout, with fullback Evans drifting through a gap before passing on his inside to put scrumhalf Blacker over.

PENALTY MISSED! Dragons are awarded a penalty for offsides and opt to go for goal from around 40 metres out on the angle, but fullback Evans shanks his kick to the right.

CONVERSION MISSED! 15-0. Bosch fades his conversion away to the right for his first miss of the evening.

TRY, SHARKS, MAPIMPI! 15-0. Mapimpi goes over in the corner! That's a good team try from the Sharks, building plenty of pressure through some powerful carries from their forwards, before some brilliant hands from the backs put Mapimpi over for an excellent finish.

HELD UP! The Sharks win a penalty from the scrum and Hendrikse takes a quick-tap, putting Venter into space. However, Dragons do well to adjust and hold the centre up over the tryline.

A breathless period of attack from the Sharks comes to an end with a knock-on from Bosch in the 22. It all started from a powerful scrum in the Sharks half and from there, the hosts played some sensational attacking rugby, to fly into a try-scoring position. The Sharks were playing with a knock-on advantage, so they will have the put-in at the scrum.

CONVERSION, SHARKS, BOSCH! 10-0. Bosch nails his conversion to take the Sharks to a 10-point lead.

TRY, SHARKS, FASSI! 8-0. The flying fullback goes over for the opening try of the match! It comes from a big carry from flank James Venter into the 22. From there, Bosch sends a wonderful floated pass over the defence to put Fassi over the line.

Rio Dyer does excellently to win an aerial battle in the Sharks' half to set a platform for Dragons. However, Oosthuizen is on hand to make a big tackle and win a turnover penalty for the hosts.

PENALTY, SHARKS, BOSCH! 3-0. Bosch lands his first kick at goal, from just outside Dragons' 22, to give the Sharks an early lead.

A bit of interplay from the Sharks is ended by a knock-on by tighthead prop Oosthuizen. However, from the subsequent scrum, the Sharks power through the Dragons to win a penalty. Curwin Bosch will have a shot at goal.

Dragons have the first attacking opportunity of the match as they counter from a goal-line drop-out from the Sharks. A kick in behind the Sharks defence is well dealt with by Makazole Mapimpi, who wins a penalty.

KICK OFF! 0-0. The Sharks get this round six URC match underway in Durban. The hosts are playing from left to right on a humid evening at Kings Park. Connacht receive and clear up to the 10-metre line.

This game will be refereed by Ireland’s Frank Murphy. He will be assisted by South Africa’s Christopher Allison and Stephan Geldenhuys. The TMO is Eoghan Cross from Ireland.

Dragons have made four changes from last weekend's win over Ospreys, with Ollie Griffiths leading the side. Dane Blacker comes in at scrum-half, George Nott into the second row, with Samoa international Aki Seiuli and Chris Coleman named as props. Dragons have injury problems of their own having flown out to South Africa without Wales forwards Dan Lydiate, Ben Carter, Leon Brown and Elliot Dee and Argentina scrumhalf Gonzalo Bertranou.

Dragons: 15 Cai Evans, 14 Rio Dyer, 13 Sio Tomkinson, 12 Aneurin Owen, 11 Ewan Rosser, 10 Will Reed, 9 Dane Blacker; 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Ollie Griffiths (c), 6 Sean Lonsdale,5 George Nott, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Chris Coleman, 2 Bradley Roberts, 1 Aki Seiuli. Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Lloyd Fairbrother, 19 Joe Davies, 20 Harri Keddie, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Steff Hughes, 23 Ashton Hewitt.

The major team news for the Sharks surrounds the return of five 2023 Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks. Lock Eben Etzebeth, scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse, and wing Makazole Mapimpi are in the starting lineup, while prop Ox Nche and scrumhalf Grant Williams are on the bench. Having made his return from World Cup duty last weekend. Lukhanyo Am takes over the captaincy, while the other change sees Fez Mbatha replace the injured Dylan Richardson at hooker.

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Lukhanyo Am (c), 12 Francois Venter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Phepsi Buthelezi, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu. Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Jeandre Labuschagne, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg.

The Sharks have won both previous matches they have played against Dragons: a 19-20 victory at Rodney Parade and a 51-3 demolition at Kings Park in 2022.

Dragons gained their opening victory of the season with a 20-5 win over Ospreys at Rodney Parade last weekend but have not won successive matches in the Championship since October 2022. The visitors have not won away from home in the Championship since beating Scarlets in Llanelli in April 2022.

Defeat in round five against Irish side Connacht means that the Sharks have won just one home game in the URC at Kings Park in 2023: 43-33 over Benetton in April. The Sharks have also won just one of their last four fixtures against Welsh regions: 25-10 against Ospreys in Durban in December 2022.

Both of these two teams come into this match on the back of poor starts to the season. The Sharks have lost all five of their matches - picking up two losing bonus points - and are at the bottom of the table. Dragons, meanwhile, are only two places ahead of the hosts, having won just one of their opening five matches - a 20-5 victory in the Welsh derby against Ospreys.

Friday night’s action saw two dramatic results as Cardiff scored a try after the hooter to snatch a 31-24 win against the Stormers, who suffered a fourth loss in a row, while Benetton held out to beat Edinburgh 24-22 in the Scottish capital for their fourth win of the season. Earlier today, the Lions put nine tries past Zebre in Johannesburg to earn a 61-19 win.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this United Rugby Championship round six match between the Sharks and Dragons at Kings Park in Durban.