That's a wrap from Kings Park, where the Sharks clinched a 41-24 victory over Munster to move to sixth place in the URC standings.
FULL-TIME, SHARKS 41-24 MUNSTER. The South African team makes a big statement courtesy of a commanding 41-24 victory at home.
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY.
TRY, MUNSTER, BEIRNE. Like they did like week, the Sharks concede at the death to give the opposition a sought-after fourth-try bonus point.
Hold the phone, Munster are digging deep in pursuit of an all-important fourth try.
With just under two minutes remaining in this fixture, it's safe to say the Sharks have done enough to beat Munster.
Springbok Eben Etzebeth is down with a niggle and receiving medical attention.
Munster are now in bonus point territory. They've scored three tries so far.
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY. 41-17. The visitors have their first successful kick at goal.
TRY, MUNSTER, NASH. 41-15. From an intercept close to their own tryline, Munster run from deep before executing a pin-point kick-pass to Nash, who steps inside and scores.
The Sharks are in possession just outside the 22. Can they get to a half century?
Nothing is going Munster's way at the moment as Eben Etzebeth leaps highest to steal the ball at the lineout.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 41-10. The home side has now opened up a 31-point lead.
TRY, SHARKS, TSHITUKA. 39-10. The flank has put in a big shift and his efforts are finally rewarded with a try.
The points have dried up in the second half, but the action end-to-end action is still non-stop. Both teams are just missing the final finishing touches at the moment.
We're into the final quarter of the fixture, but the Sharks are still working their socks off, hunting down every Munster ball-carrier and halting their attack with big tackles.
SUBSTITUTION: Grant Williams and Andre Esterhuizen have been replaced by fellow their fellow Springboks Jaden Hendrikse and Francois Venter.
Aphelele Fassi is just in the form of his life at the moment. As Munster look to attack again, the fullback beats everyone to the breakdown and earns a turnover penalty.
The referee's decision stands and the Sharks are let off the hook again.
It's all the visitors now. They walk over the tryline, but the referee rules that the ball was held up. The TMO has been called upon to have a look.
Munster, playing under an advantage, go for the kick-pass. But the Sharks are able to repel their attack.
A string of penalties go against the Sharks and James Venter gets a yellow card.
Siya Kolisi is penalised for playing the man in the air. Munster go to the line out.
Trailing by a whopping 24 points, Munster are now in dire straits. But they have won a penalty and Crowley sets an attacking lineout.
PENALTY, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 34-10. The playmaker makes no mistake off the kicking tee.
The Sharks are playing at a ridiculously high tempo and Munster simply have no answer when asked to defend.
Munster lose the ball in contact, allowing the Sharks an easy exit from the danger zone via a scrum.
Munster are exerting pressure on the Sharks defence close to the tryline.
KICK-OFF! Second half is underway and the Munster have a mountain to climb against the Sharks.
HALF-TIME, SHARKS 31-10 MUNSTER. A riveting six-try half of action comes to a close with the Sharks having already secured a bonus point.
Despite what the scoreline might suggest, Munster haven't been all that bad. The Sharks have just been clinical in their execution.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. The hosts open up a commanding 21-point lead.
TRY, SHARKS, ESTERHUIZEN. 29-10. The Sharks' Springbok contingent are firing on all cylinders today.
After a short break in play, the action is about to get going with a Sharks scrum.
Williams' darting run got the Sharks close to the tryline, where they are now playing under an advantage.
Grant Williams has been a thorn in the flesh for Munster. The scrumhalf is running rings around their defenders.
Unfortunately, Crowley has missed his second conversion attempt.
TRY, MUNSTER, HALEY. The former champions cross for their second try of the match.
Munster are on the front-foot now.
There's an unforced error from the Sharks, as Hendrikse fails to find touch.
This game has produced non-stop action, with both sides trying to out-ran and overpower each other.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 24-5. He is not missing today, it seems.
TRY, SHARKS, WILLIAMS. Brilliant transitional play from the Sharks as they launch an attack from deep with silky handling skills to score.
TRY, MUNSTER, AHERN. 17-5. The visitors hit back with a fortuitous try.
The Sharks are full of running today. This time, they play the ball out from deep in their own half.
Munster fullback Mike Haley leaps high in the air to secure the ball and they launch an attack again. But the Sharks drag them into touch.
PENALTY, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. From a scrum penalty, the Sharks opted for a kick at poles and the flyhalf added the three points.
Siya Kolisi completes a brilliant, behind the gainline tackle to drive Munster back and force an error. Sharks scrum.
The visitors drive over the tryline, but the Sharks defence holds firm and keeps the ball up off the ground. Goal-line drop out.
Munster now go on the attack with a superb linebreak. They win a penalty and set a lineout.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 14-0. The flyhalf knocks over the second conversion to extend the lead.
TRY, SHARKS, MAPIMPI. 12-0. This Sharks are in again, this time the Springbok winger dots down. The Sharks have been clinical. Munster could be in for a long day.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. The home side are on a roll.
TRY, SHARKS, FASSI. The Springbok scores to give the home side a dream start after a scintilating break by Grant Williams.
KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half here in Durban… It's the Sharks against Munster! The Sharks won the toss and opted to kick off.
As we await kick-off in the game between the Sharks and Munster, here's an interesting stat about these two sides: a single one point separates them on the URC table with both teams having registered only two victories in this campaign.
Munster: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Seán O’Brien, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Jack O’Donoghue, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (captain), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 John Ryan. Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Kieran Ryan, 18 Ronan Foxe, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Ruadhán Quinn, 21 Ethan Coughlan, 22 Billy Burns, 23 Alex Kendellen.
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth (captain), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche. Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter.
Both sides find themselves in the bottom half of the table after slow starts to the season.
It’s John Plumtree v Graham Rowntree as two of the league’s most experienced coaches go head to head in Durban.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the URC showdown between the Sharks and Munster, brought to you live from Kings Park in Durban.
Sharks v Munster, URC, 16:00
