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Sharks v Leinster Rugby — United Rugby Championship
Sharks scorers:
Tries Tshituka 26′, Bester 40+1′, Esterhuizen 69′, Van Der Merwe 78′
Cons Moyo 27′, Moyo 40+2′, Moyo 70′
Leinster scorers:
Tries Henshaw 17′, Clarkson 49′, Osborne 80+1′
Cons Gabriel 18′
Pens Prendergast 66′
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Match info
Kick-off, venue, form and the table.
Kick-off
· UTC
- UK & Ireland (BST)
- Sat 17:30
- South Africa (SAST)
- Sat 18:30
- Sydney (AEDT)
- Sun 03:30
- New Zealand (NZDT)
- Sun 05:30
Venue
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
- Capacity
- 52,000
- Surface
- Grass
Form and season so far
Season figures: United Rugby Championship table.
United Rugby Championship table
| Position | Team | Points difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Stormers, your team | +65 | 21 |
| 4 | Sharks, your team | +33 | 19 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Rugby, your team | +28 | 19 |
| 6 | Leinster, your team | +68 | 18 |
| 7 | Cardiff Rugby, your team | +6 | 14 |
Scoring timeline
Final · newest first
- Full-time26–20
- 80+1′ Try Leinster: Andrew Osborne Try 26–20
- 79′ Replacement Leinster: Alex Usanov On for Andrew Porter
- 78′ Try Sharks: Edwill Van Der Merwe Try 26–15
- 76′ Replacement Leinster: Oliver Coffey On for Fintan Gunne
- 74′ Replacement Leinster: Niall Smyth On for Thomas Clarkson
- 74′ Replacement Leinster: Gus McCarthy On for Ronan Kelleher
- 70′ Conversion Sharks: Simphiwe Moyo Conversion 21–15
- 70′ Replacement Leinster: Todd Lawlor On for Hugo McLaughlin
- 70′ Replacement Leinster: Ciaran Mangan On for Josh Ericson
- 70′ Replacement Sharks: Ivan Van Zyl On for Jaden Hendrikse
- 69′ Try Sharks: Andre Esterhuizen Try 19–15
- 66′ Penalty goal Leinster: Sam Prendergast Penalty goal 14–15
- 62′ Replacement Leinster: Hugo McLaughlin On for Todd Lawlor
- 62′ Replacement Sharks: Ethan Hooker On for Litelihle Bester
- 55′ Replacement Sharks: Matt Romao On for Nick Hatton
- 55′ Replacement Sharks: Ethan Bester On for Siphosethu Mnebelele
- 54′ Replacement Sharks: Eben Etzebeth On for Jason Howell Jenkins
- 54′ Replacement Sharks: Hanru Jacobs On for Vincent Koch
- 54′ Replacement Sharks: Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché On for Thomas Du Toit
- 51′ Replacement Leinster: Sam Prendergast On for Caspar Gabriel
- 49′ Try Leinster: Thomas Clarkson Try 14–12
- 49′ Replacement Leinster: Brian Deeny On for Alan Spicer
- 47′ Replacement Leinster: Andrew Osborne On for Niall Smyth
- Half-time14–7
- 40+2′ Conversion Sharks: Simphiwe Moyo Conversion 14–7
- 40+1′ Try Sharks: Litelihle Bester Try 12–7
- 40′ Replacement Leinster: Niall Smyth On for Andrew Osborne
- 38′ Yellow card Leinster: Thomas Clarkson Yellow card
- 27′ Conversion Sharks: Simphiwe Moyo Conversion 7–7
- 26′ Try Sharks: Emmanuel Tshituka Try 5–7
- 18′ Conversion Leinster: Caspar Gabriel Conversion 0–7
- 17′ Try Leinster: Robbie Henshaw Try 0–5
TRY 5 ptsCON 2PEN 3YC yellow card (10 min)RC red cardSUB replacement
Line-ups
Sharks
Coach: JP Pietersen- 1 Thomas Du Toit Prop
- 2 Siphosethu Mnebelele Hooker
- 3 Vincent Koch Prop
- 4 Jason Howell Jenkins Lock
- 5 Darrien-Lane Landsberg Lock
- 6 Phepsi Buthelezi Flanker
- 7 Emmanuel Tshituka Flanker
- 8 Nick Hatton No. 8
- 9 Jaden Hendrikse Scrum-half
- 10 Simphiwe Moyo Fly-half
- 11 Litelihle Bester Wing
- 12 Andre Esterhuizen (captain) Centre
- 13 Jurenzo Julius Centre
- 14 Edwill Van Der Merwe Wing
- 15 Luan Giliomee Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Ethan Bester on at 55′
- 17 Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché on at 54′
- 18 Hanru Jacobs on at 54′
- 19 Eben Etzebeth on at 54′
- 20 Matt Romao on at 55′
- 21 Ivan Van Zyl on at 70′
- 22 Zekethelo Siyaya not used
- 23 Ethan Hooker on at 62′
Leinster
Coach: Leo Cullen- 1 Andrew Porter Prop
- 2 Ronan Kelleher (captain) Hooker
- 3 Thomas Clarkson Prop
- 4 Conor O’Tighearnaigh Lock
- 5 Alan Spicer Lock
- 6 Ryan Baird Flanker
- 7 Josh Van Der Flier Flanker
- 8 Josh Ericson No. 8
- 9 Fintan Gunne Scrum-half
- 10 Caspar Gabriel Fly-half
- 11 Andrew Osborne Wing
- 12 Robbie Henshaw Centre
- 13 Hugh Cooney Centre
- 14 Tommy O'Brien Wing
- 15 Todd Lawlor Full-back
Replacements
- 16 Gus McCarthy on at 74′
- 17 Alex Usanov on at 79′
- 18 Niall Smyth on at 74′
- 19 Brian Deeny on at 49′
- 20 Ciaran Mangan on at 70′
- 21 Oliver Coffey on at 76′
- 22 Sam Prendergast on at 51′
- 23 Hugo McLaughlin on at 62′
Match stats · full-time
Possession: Sharks 40%, Leinster 60%
Carries: Sharks 60, Leinster 92
Metres made: Sharks 284, Leinster 296
Line breaks: Sharks 3, Leinster 4
Tackles made: Sharks 184, Leinster 62
Tackles missed: Sharks 11, Leinster 17
Turnovers won: Sharks 6, Leinster 9
Lineouts won: Sharks 14/14, Leinster 15/16
Scrums won: Sharks 10/10, Leinster 6/7
Penalties conceded: Sharks 15, Leinster 13
Yellow cards: Sharks 0, Leinster 1
Red cards: Sharks 0, Leinster 0
Passes: Sharks 70, Leinster 142
Tries: Sharks 4, Leinster 3
Try assists: Sharks 3, Leinster 2
Conversions: Sharks 3, Leinster 1
Penalty tries: Sharks 0, Leinster 0
Penalty goals: Sharks 0, Leinster 1
Drop goals: Sharks 0, Leinster 0
Turnovers: Sharks 15, Leinster 14
Offloads: Sharks 7, Leinster 2
The leading value in each row is bold. Bars are relative to the combined total.
Head-to-head
- Sharks wins
- 0
- Draws
- 0
- Leinster wins
- 1
The last meeting in our data, all competitions.
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