That is it for our coverage of the showdown between the Sharks and Ospreys. Thank you for following this match along with us.
Ethan Hooker has been appointed as the official Man of the Match.
FULL-TIME: SHARKS 29-10 OSPREYS. That is the end of the game, with the Sharks coming away with a 19-point victory.
PENALTY, SHARKS, MASUKU. 29-10. The flyhalf puts an exclamation mark on the Sharks' performance.
The Sharks win one final penalty and with the clock in the red, Masuku points to the sticks.
We're in the final minutes of the match and the Sharks defence are turning the screws on Ospreys.
The Sharks have made a host of changes.
The quality of play in this second half has been poor.
Edwards looks up, spots space behind the Sharks defence and grubbers the ball forward. There's a foot race, but the Sharks get there in the nick of time.
Opportunity spurned. The Sharks create a huge overlap, but Fassi's behind-the-back flick pass to Mapimpi rolls into touch.
The Sharks go straight off their feet at the breakdown, but they come back for a penalty in centre-field. They opt for a quick tap.
Venter charges forward for the Sharks, who are playing under an advantage.
Masuku finds touch with a pin-point kick to the line.
Oh how the tables turn?! Now the Sharks turn up the heat at scrum time, earning them a rare penalty at the set-piece.
Ospreys have been their own worst enemies at times in this game.
Just as the Sharks are looking up the ante, the Ospreys pilfer the ball at the breakdown again. This game is opening up now.
TRY, SHARKS, BUTHELEZI. 26-10. Fassi's kick-pass pays off handsomely, as Mapimpi latches onto it, draws the last defenders and frees up Buthelezi for a scintillating try.
This contest is scrappy, but action-packed.
CONVERSION, OSPREYS, EDWARDS. 21-10.
TRY, OSPREYS, PARRY. 21-8. The replacement front rower drives over to score his team's first try of the match.
The win another scrum penalty against the feed. They are out-manoeuvring the Sharks' front row.
From the resultant scrum, Walsh spots acres of space behind the Sharks defence and kicks the ball there. Kolisi races back to save the day for the Sharks.
Hendrikse and Walsh exchange kicks. Fassi decides to take the fight to the visitors with ball in hand. They spread it wide to the wings, but Mapimpi loses it forward.
Ospreys' ball production is slowing down phase by phase in the face of stern Sharks defence.
The trouble continue at scrum time for the Sharks as the referee award another penalty to the Ospreys.
Much like the early stages of the first half, the opening stages of the second stanza are riddled with handling errors.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, MASUKU. 21-3.
TRY, SHARKS, HOOKER. 19-3. Ospreys fail to adequately deal with an aerial bomb and Ethan Hooker is on hand to pick up the scraps and score unopposed.
Ospreys continue their menacing ways at the breakdown and finally they win a penalty. They kick to the line, but lose possession.
The Ospreys contest the ball on the ground, but illegally so. Penalty to the Sharks, who kick to the line.
Jenkins has come alive in this second half. He just ran at the Ospreys defence again like a stream train.
Jenkins makes a line-break, but then dashes sidelines in an attempt to evade the last defender. He is hauled in.
Ospreys fail to make the most of their bit of good luck as the Sharks steal back possession.
Ospreys are trying to play their way out of the danger zone. They don't make much ground, but the Sharks make it easier for them by conceding a couple of relieving penalties in quick succession.
KICK-OFF: Masuku gets the second half going with a restart.
HALF-TIME: SHARKS 14-3 OSPREYS.
Ospreys attack down the left flank with a series of offloads, but the error comes with a forward pass.
Fassi has just hacked the ball directly into touch again. The needs to get his head in the game here.
Fassi's execution in open play has been poor in this first half.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, FASSI. 14-3. While Masuku receives treatment, Fassi steps up to take the conversion and the fullback makes no mistake.
TRY, SHARKS, ESTERHUIZEN. 12-3. The centre use brute strength to bash through the stubborn Ospreys defence.
The Sharks are within striking distance now. They are muscling their way forward metre by metre.
Hendrikse goes to the air again and Hooker leaps high to secure possession for the Sharks. They are now about 5m out.
Mbonambi feeds the lineout and Tshituka takes it. The Sharks attack through Esterhuizen in midfield.
Etzebeth is now officially the field with that niggling injury.
Hendrikse sends it long for Mapimpi to chase, forcing the Ospreys to retreat.
Etzebeth has made the decision to stay on the field. He is hobbling.
Oh, this could be big trouble for the Sharks and a major concern for the Springboks, as Eben Etzebeth is down with a knee injury. It doesn't look good for the big man.
Ospreys look to initiate a counter-attack, but go to the boot after the first phase. Hendrikse kicks it back and finds touch. This starts a bit of aerial ping pong, which Ospreys eventually win because Fassi put the ball out on the full.
The Sharks' counter-rucking has been a sight to behold. And it has just earned them another penalty. But to everyone's dismay, Masuku just kicks to the line, but he sends it over the in-goal area.
The Sharks' forwards have been solid. Tshituka has just won a crucial turnover penalty.
We're 20 minutes into this clash and this game is yet to spark to life.
Directly from the lineout, Ospreys concede a penalty for playing the jumper in the air.
The Ospreys attack the tryline via the blindside, but Hooker bravely puts his body on the line to make a try-saving tackle.
Scrum penalty to Ospreys. Yes, you read that's right, the Ospreys just forced a scrum penalty against the Sharks.
Ospreys' lineout goes awry and the Sharks pounce. They launch an attack via the hard running of Jurenzo Juries. But then there's another handling error.
The Sharks earn a free-kick at the set-piece.
Hold the phone. No try. Hardy lost control of the ball before dotting down. Big let off for the Sharks.
TRY, OSPREYS, HARDY. 7-8. The scrumhalf score a brilliant individual try for the visitors.
Edwards sends the restart deep into opposition territory. The Sharks return the favour with an exit kick of their own and then a lapse in concentration sees Walsh lose control of the ball. But the referee calls them back for a Sharks knock.
CONVERSION, SHARKS, MASUKU. 7-3.
TRY, SHARKS, JENKINS. 5-3. After unrelenting pressure, the lock burrows through two defenders to score the opener.
TRY, SHARKS, JENKINS. 5-3. After unrelenting pressure, the lock burrows through two defenders to score the opener.
With the ball secured at lineout time, the Sharks forwards are powering into their opponents via route one as they surge towards the tryline.
Masuku kicks for touch and the Sharks will have an attack lineout about 10m from the tryline.
A messy lineout by the Sharks sees the Ospreys snatch possession at the back, but there's a slight knock on and the Sharks have a scrum. And then they win a scrum penalty.
Ospreys' defence have been superb so far in this contest. They've nullified the Sharks' attacking threats.
Masuku sends another kick high into the air, but Ospreys have it covered.
The Sharks have won back possession and are now on attack in the opposition's half of the field.
Ethan Hooker, with a brilliant kick chase, secures possession for the Sharks. There's some real good counter-rucking and counter-rucking defence between the sides.
The Ospreys must win this game and the next against the Lions to stay in the hunt for a place in the knock-outs. And so far, they've made a clinical start in Durban.
PENALTY, OSPREYS, EDWARDS. 0-3.
The visitors will take a shot at goal via the boot of Dan Edwards.
Masuku hangs one high after the kick off and the Ospreys field the field. They run at the hosts and win a penalty.
KICK-OFF! We're underway with the first half here at the Sharks Tank… It's the Sharks up against the Ospreys!
The fourth placed Sharks host the 11th ranked Ospreys in the penultimate round of regular season action.
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Jac Morgan (captain), 6 James Ratti, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Spencer, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas.
Subs: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Steffan Thomas, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Will Griffiths, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins.
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Eben Etzebeth (captain), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Dian Bleuler.
Subs: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Emmanuel Tshituka, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Francois Venter, 23 .Yaw Penxe.
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the URC clash between the Sharks and Ospreys, brought to you live from Kings Park in Durban.
Sharks v Ospreys, URC, 19:00
