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Saturday 17 May 2025
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Penalties
Aphelele Fassi 80'; 68'; 52'
Siya Masuku 38'
Drop Goal
Sam Costelow 40'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Aphelele Fassi
Penalty
80'
Efan Jones
Out: Archie Hughes
75'
Ioan Lloyd
Out: Sam Costelow
74'
Dan Davis
Out: Josh MacLeod
69'
Macs Page
Out: Ellis Mee
69'
Aphelele Fassi
Penalty
68'
Jason Jenkins
Out: Emile van Heerden
68'
Jarrod Taylor
Out: Alex Craig
61'
Kemsley Mathias
Out: Alec Hepburn
61'
Nick Hatton
Out: Tinotenda Mavesere
60'
Sam Wainwright
Out: Henry Thomas
58'
Francois Venter
Out: Jurenzo Julius
55'
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Out: Ox Nche
55'
Hanro Jacobs
Out: Vincent Koch
55'
Fez Mbatha
Out: Bongi Mbonambi
55'
Aphelele Fassi
Penalty
52'
Yaw Penxe
Out: Siya Masuku
50'
Marnus van der Merwe
Out: Ryan Elias
49'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Sam Costelow
Drop Goal
40'
Siya Masuku
Penalty
38'
Start of First Half
0'
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Top Stats
Tries
0
0
Conversions
0
0
Penalties
4
0
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
AE
A. Esterhuizen
Ball Carries: 12
Tackles
SL
S. Lousi
Tackles: 15
Points
AF
A. Fassi
Points: 9
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2424
Tries per match
33
Penalties Conceded per match
911
Match Information
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Saturday 17 May 2025
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Penalties
Aphelele Fassi 80'; 68'; 52'
Siya Masuku 38'
Drop Goal
Sam Costelow 40'
Show more
Timeline
End of Second Half
80'
Aphelele Fassi
Penalty
80'
Efan Jones
Out: Archie Hughes
75'
Ioan Lloyd
Out: Sam Costelow
74'
Dan Davis
Out: Josh MacLeod
69'
Macs Page
Out: Ellis Mee
69'
Aphelele Fassi
Penalty
68'
Jason Jenkins
Out: Emile van Heerden
68'
Jarrod Taylor
Out: Alex Craig
61'
Kemsley Mathias
Out: Alec Hepburn
61'
Nick Hatton
Out: Tinotenda Mavesere
60'
Sam Wainwright
Out: Henry Thomas
58'
Francois Venter
Out: Jurenzo Julius
55'
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Out: Ox Nche
55'
Hanro Jacobs
Out: Vincent Koch
55'
Fez Mbatha
Out: Bongi Mbonambi
55'
Aphelele Fassi
Penalty
52'
Yaw Penxe
Out: Siya Masuku
50'
Marnus van der Merwe
Out: Ryan Elias
49'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Sam Costelow
Drop Goal
40'
Siya Masuku
Penalty
38'
Start of First Half
0'
Top Stats
Conversions
Conversions
Penalties
Penalties
Drop Goals
Drop Goals
Scrums
Scrums
Lineouts
Lineouts
Possession
Possession
Territory
Territory
Handling Errors
12
10
Passes
121
78
Offload
5
2
Metres Gained
288
258
Clean Breaks
0
8
Kicks From Hand
28
30
Tackles
76
135
Missed Tackles
12
19
Mauls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
5
16
Head to Head
Previous 3 meetings
2
1
Won
Won
Head to Head
Previous 3 meetings
2
1
Won
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
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Form Guide
Last 5 matches
Line Up
1
ON
Ox Nche
2
BM
Bongi Mbonambi
3
VK
Vincent Koch
4
EE
Eben Etzebeth
5
Ev
Emile van Heerden
6
TM
Tinotenda Mavesere
7
VT
Vincent Tshituka
8
PB
Phepsi Buthelezi
9
JH
Jaden Hendrikse
10
SM
Siya Masuku
11
MM
Makazole Mapimpi
12
AE
Andre Esterhuizen
13
JJ
Jurenzo Julies
14
EH
Ethan Hooker
15
AF
Aphelele Fassi
1
AH
Alec Hepburn
2
RE
Ryan Elias
3
HT
Henry Thomas
4
AC
Alex Craig
5
SL
Sam Lousi
6
VF
Vaea Fifita
7
JM
Josh MacLeod
8
TP
Taine Plumtree
9
AH
Archie Hughes
10
SC
Sam Costelow
11
EM
Ellis Mee
12
JW
Johnny Williams
13
JR
Joe Roberts
14
TR
Tom Rogers
15
BM
Blair Murray
Substitutes
16
FM
Fez Mbatha
17
NM
Ntuthuko Mchunu
18
HJ
Hanro Jacobs
19
JJ
Jason Jenkins
20
NH
Nick Hatton
21
BD
Bradley Davids
22
FV
Francois Venter
23
YP
Yaw Penxe
16
Mv
Marnus van der Merwe
17
KM
Kemsley Mathias
18
SW
Sam Wainwright
19
DD
Dan Davis
20
JT
Jarrod Taylor
21
EJ
Efan Jones
22
IL
Ioan Lloyd
23
MP
Macs Page
Match Videos
Commentary
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80’
Commentary
That is it for all our rugby coverage of the weekend. Thank you all for following this game with via our live commentary.
80’
Commentary
FULL-TIME: SHARKS 12-3 SCARLETS. Aphelele Fassi stepped in at flyhalf and stepped up to knock over three unanswered penalties to give the Sharks a nine-point win that takes them up to third in the log. This result means the eighth-placed Scarlets will face the top-ranked Leinster in the URC quarter-finals.
80’
Commentary
PENALTY, SHARKS, FASSI. 12-3. That kick puts the Scarlets out of bonus-point territory. They will finish in eighth position and will have to travel to Leinster for their quarter-final.
79’
Commentary
And another penalty goes the way of the Sharks. Fassi lines up a kick.
77’
Commentary
Scarlets concede another scrum penalty. You feel that was the dagger for them. They had to get out of the danger zone there.
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76’
Commentary
The clock is winding down on this arm-wrestle supreme. As it stands, the Sharks will secure a victory that moves them up to third on the log. Will Scarlets score and change the outcome of this match?
0’
Commentary
74’
Commentary
Upon further review, Mchunu is vindicated as there actually was a Scarlets knock on before his transgression. Scrum to the Sharks.
73’
Commentary
Mchunu is penalised for playing the ball on the ground after making a dominant hit.
72’
Commentary
Scarlets try to maul over the tryline, but it collapses and the referee says the sack is good.
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71’
Commentary
The Sharks are penalised for hinging at the scrum. Costelow kicks to the line.
70’
Commentary
With Scarlets now forced to chase the game, will they take on a more adventurous approach? They might need to in order to win this match.
69’
Commentary
PENALTY, SHARKS, FASSI. 9-3. The hosts open a six-point lead.
68’
Commentary
And finally, the penalty comes for the Sharks. Scarlets were caught with their hands in the ruck.
67’
Commentary
The Sharks have now taken the ball through 20+ phases.
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65’
Commentary
The Sharks are building patiently here. They are making metre by metre.
64’
Commentary
The Sharks attempt to drive toward the tryline, but the maul disintegrates. They did retain possession, though. This spells trouble for the Scarlets.
63’
Commentary
A powerful Sharks scrum shoves the Scarlets backwards and the hosts are rewarded with a penalty.
61’
Commentary
A clever chip kick over the top is gathered by the Scarlets, but the ball carrier is isolated and Makazole Mapimpi is the first man in one the ball to clinch a relieving penalty for the Sharks.
59’
Commentary
The match is heading for its final quarter. A poor pass halts all the Sharks' go-forward momentum and opens the door for a jackal and the Scarlets duly obliged. Breakdown penalty to the visiting team. They find touch on the halfway line.
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58’
Commentary
The untidiness continues in this horror-show encounter. This game is like watching a train-wreck in slow motion.
56’
Commentary
The Sharks' attack looks absolutely flat. This is a horrible display by them.
55’
Commentary
Here come the Sharks' Bomb Squad. They've just switched up their entire front row, plus a couple of backline changes.
54’
Commentary
Costelow's kick takes a wicked bounce into touch. The Sharks are lucky that ball evaded the Scarlets chasers.
53’
Commentary
The Sharks are back in front, but the Scarlets are on the hunt for points again.
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52’
Commentary
PENALTY, SHARKS, FASSI. 6-3.
51’
Commentary
Siya Masuku has just gone off with an injury. The Sharks have brought Aphelele Fassi up from fullback to plug the gap at flyhalf. Yea Penxe goes to fullback off the bench.
50’
Commentary
Marnus van der Merwe, who has been included in the Springboks' training squad, comes onto the field as replacement prop for the Scarlets.
49’
Commentary
Scarlets are successfully pinning the Sharks back in their own half here.
48’
Commentary
The Sharks are losing more and more ground in terms of dominance in this game.
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47’
Commentary
The Sharks go to the line, but then fail to collect possession on their own throw.
46’
Commentary
Ethan Hooker makes a mini-break for the Sharks, but when he is hauled in, the Scarlets transgress and concede a penalty.
45’
Commentary
Scrum penalty to the Scarlets. The visitors are gaining more and more confidence as this game wears on.
44’
Commentary
The Scarlets have to be commended for going blow for blow with this Springbok-laden Sharks outfit.
43’
Commentary
These sides need to get back to the basis. They are trying all sorts of trickery, but fail to execute the basics.
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42’
Commentary
The Sharks continue to control the kicking game, but not so much the territorial battle or the possession.
41’
Commentary
KICK-OFF: Scarlets kick off to restart the game after the half-time interval.
40’
Half Time
HALF-TIME: SHARKS 3-3 SCARLETS. The sides are inseparable at the midway mark, with Siya Masuku nailing a penalty for the hosts before Sam Costelow struck a successful drop kick.
40’
Commentary
DROP GOAL, SCARLETS, COSTELOW. 3-3. The flyhalf splits the uprights with a sweetly struck drop goal to bring the scores level again on the stroke of half-time.
39’
Commentary
PENALTY, SHARKS, MASUKU. 3-0. Finally, the deadlock is broken.
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38’
Commentary
Masuka launches a rocket up and under. Blair Murray is back for Scarlets and he secures possession, but he is tackled and isolated. Esterhuizen rushes in and wins a turnover penalty for the Sharks.
36’
Commentary
The Sharks, as a collective, are not playing to the best of their ability.
35’
Commentary
All Black Vaea Fifita wins the ball back for the Scarlets at the lineout.
34’
Commentary
Scarlets' Mee tries to step his way around the Sharks defenders, but he is bundled into touch.
33’
Commentary
Scarlets secure possession at the back of the scrum.
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31’
Commentary
Scarlets throw the ball into to scrum, but the referee calls for a reset.
30’
Commentary
The ball is a little slippery due to the dewey surface.
29’
Commentary
A brilliant piece of play by Scarlets sees them pierce through the heart of the Sharks defence, but a last-ditch intervention results in the Sharks intercepted the final pass before Hendrikse kicks it away.
27’
Commentary
It is verging on comical now. Both these teams appear to be allergic to scoring points.
26’
Commentary
The Scarlets make a rare foray into the Sharks' half of the field. They reach the 22m line off the back of a lineout win, but then concede a penalty for holding onto the ball after the Sharks reached the breakdown point first.
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25’
Commentary
Everything is just so static at the moment.
23’
Commentary
To describe this contest as scrappy would be an understatement.
22’
Commentary
The Scarlets' clearing kick doesn't travel far, granting the Sharks an attacking lineout in the right half of the field.
21’
Commentary
Something's gotta give here. The Sharks have to change tact in terms of getting points on the board.
20’
Commentary
Penalty to the Sharks and again they turn down the points and kick to the line. And again they lose possession mere metres from the tryline.
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19’
Commentary
The game is opening up now. Both sides look to can the tactical kicking approach.
17’
Commentary
The Sharks are now in possession, but can they turn that dominance on the ball into points?
16’
Commentary
This error count in this game is extremely high.
14’
Commentary
And they squander the chance to score. The Sharks have to do better than that so close to the tryline.
13’
Commentary
The hosts, surprisingly, call for a scrum in centre field.
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12’
Commentary
Esterhuizen runs hard and straight at the Scarlets defensive line. He is brought down about 5m out. The Sharks earn an advantage.
11’
Commentary
The opening 10 minutes were an error-fest. It has been sloppy by the Sharks and the Scarlets.
10’
Commentary
And with nowhere to go but the ground for the Scarlets attack, they are pinged for sealing off at the breakdown. Masuku drives the ball into touch in the Scarlets' half of the field.
9’
Commentary
Scarlets find touch right on the 22m line. The flies over the top, but is intercepted at the back of the lineout by the Scarlets.
8’
Commentary
Penalty against the Sharks for not releasing the tackled player on the ground.
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8’
Commentary
Both teams are just testing out the other's defensive sets.
7’
Commentary
It's a territorial battle via the boot at the moment.
6’
Commentary
Neither one of these sides have been able to keep hold of the ball for a sustained period here.
5’
Commentary
And now the Sharks lose the ball in contact.
4’
Commentary
Scarlets take it out at the back of the scrum and opt for a kick-pass to the left. They regather possession, but then the Sharks snatch the ball away.
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3’
Commentary
The Sharks fail to gather the ball cleanly. Scrum to the Scarlets.
2’
Commentary
Scarlets don't take any chance and immediate kick the ball down field.
1’
Commentary
KICK-OFF: Masuku gets the game underway in Durban.
0’
Trivia
As it stands, the Sharks are in fourth place in the standings and secured of a home quarter-final, but they can move up to third with a win today. Meanwhile, the Scarlets are in eighth position and could move up to seventh, which if it were to happen would see them avoid a playoff against Leinster.
0’
Team News
Scarlets: 15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Archie Hughes, 8 Taine Plumtree, 7 Josh Macleod (captain), 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Alec Hepburn.
Subs: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Kemsley Mathias, 18 Sam Wainwright, 19 Dan Davis, 20 Jarrod Taylor, 21 Efan Jones, 22 Ioan Lloyd, 23 Macs Page.
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0’
Team News
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Tino Mavesere, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth (captain), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Nick Hatton, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Francois Venter, 23 Yaw Penxe.
0’
Commentary
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of what is potentially the most important clash in the last round of regular season action because the result will impact the final log standings of several teams and thus determine the playoff match-ups. It's the Sharks up against the Scarlets at Kings Park.
0’
Commentary
Sharks v Scarlets, URC, 19:30
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
AE
A. Esterhuizen
Ball Carries: 12
Tackles
SL
S. Lousi
Tackles: 15
Points
AF
A. Fassi
Points: 9
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Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2424
Tries per match
33
Penalties Conceded per match
911
Match Information
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
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