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Saturday 31 May 2025
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Tries
Fez Mbatha 72'
Aphelele Fassi 67'
Ethan Hooker 45'
Diarmuid Kilgallen 60'
Josh Wycherley 56'
Calvin Nash 9'
Conversions
Jaden Hendrikse 73'; 68'; 46'
Jack Crowley 61'; 57'; 10';
Penalties
Jaden Hendrikse 54'
Conor Murray 76'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
82'
Conor Murray
Penalty
76'
Rory Scannell
Out: Alex Nankivell
73'
Jaden Hendrikse
Conversion
73'
Fez Mbatha
Try
72'
John Ryan
Out: Stephen Archer
68'
Jaden Hendrikse
Conversion
68'
Aphelele Fassi
Try
67'
Michael Milne
Out: Josh Wycherley
66'
Niall Scannell
Out: Diarmuid Barron
66'
Alex Kendellen
Out: John Hodnett
65'
Conor Murray
Out: Craig Casey
65'
Jack Crowley
Conversion
61'
Diarmuid Kilgallen
Try
60'
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Out: Ox Nche
57'
Fez Mbatha
Out: Bongi Mbonambi
57'
Hanro Jacobs
Out: Vincent Koch
57'
Jack Crowley
Conversion
57'
Josh Wycherley
Try
56'
Josh Wycherley
Out: Michael Milne
55'
Diarmuid Barron
Out: Niall Scannell
55'
Thomas Ahern
Out: Peter O'Mahony
55'
Phepsi Buthelezi
Out: Siya Kolisi
54'
Jaden Hendrikse
Penalty
54'
Mike Haley
Out: Thaakir Abrahams
51'
Jaden Hendrikse
Conversion
46'
Ethan Hooker
Try
45'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Emile van Heerden
Out: Jason Jenkins
12'
Jack Crowley
Conversion
10'
Calvin Nash
Try
9'
Start of First Half
0'
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Top Stats
Tries
3
3
Conversions
3
3
Penalties
1
1
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
AF
A. Fassi
Ball Carries: 16
Tackles
NS
N. Scannell
Tackles: 23
Points
JH
J. Hendrikse
Points: 9
Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2425
Tries per match
34
Penalties Conceded per match
99
Match Information
Saturday 31 May 2025
Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
Tries
Fez Mbatha 72'
Aphelele Fassi 67'
Ethan Hooker 45'
Diarmuid Kilgallen 60'
Josh Wycherley 56'
Calvin Nash 9'
Conversions
Jaden Hendrikse 73'; 68'; 46'
Jack Crowley 61'; 57'; 10';
Penalties
Jaden Hendrikse 54'
Conor Murray 76'
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Timeline
End of Second Half
82'
Conor Murray
Penalty
76'
Rory Scannell
Out: Alex Nankivell
73'
Jaden Hendrikse
Conversion
73'
Fez Mbatha
Try
72'
John Ryan
Out: Stephen Archer
68'
Jaden Hendrikse
Conversion
68'
Aphelele Fassi
Try
67'
Michael Milne
Out: Josh Wycherley
66'
Niall Scannell
Out: Diarmuid Barron
66'
Alex Kendellen
Out: John Hodnett
65'
Conor Murray
Out: Craig Casey
65'
Jack Crowley
Conversion
61'
Diarmuid Kilgallen
Try
60'
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Out: Ox Nche
57'
Fez Mbatha
Out: Bongi Mbonambi
57'
Hanro Jacobs
Out: Vincent Koch
57'
Jack Crowley
Conversion
57'
Josh Wycherley
Try
56'
Josh Wycherley
Out: Michael Milne
55'
Diarmuid Barron
Out: Niall Scannell
55'
Thomas Ahern
Out: Peter O'Mahony
55'
Phepsi Buthelezi
Out: Siya Kolisi
54'
Jaden Hendrikse
Penalty
54'
Mike Haley
Out: Thaakir Abrahams
51'
Jaden Hendrikse
Conversion
46'
Ethan Hooker
Try
45'
Start of Second Half
40'
End of First Half
40'
Emile van Heerden
Out: Jason Jenkins
12'
Jack Crowley
Conversion
10'
Calvin Nash
Try
9'
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
16
7
Passes
201
124
Offload
5
9
Metres Gained
612
248
Clean Breaks
4
4
Kicks From Hand
30
40
Tackles
103
215
Missed Tackles
13
32
Mauls
7
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Penalties Conceded
6
14
Head to Head
Previous 5 meetings
3
1
1
Won
Drawn
Won
Form Guide
Last 5 matches
SharksW
W
W
W
L
MunsterW
W
L
L
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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
JJ
Jason Jenkins
6
James Venter
7
VT
Vincent Tshituka
8
SK
Siya Kolisi
9
JH
Jaden Hendrikse
10
JH
Jordan Hendrikse
11
MM
Makazole Mapimpi
12
AE
Andre Esterhuizen
13
LA
Lukhanyo Am
14
EH
Ethan Hooker
15
AF
Aphelele Fassi
1
MM
Michael Milne
2
NS
Niall Scannell
3
SA
Stephen Archer
4
JK
Jean Kleyn
5
TB
Tadhg Beirne
6
PO
Peter O'Mahony
7
JH
John Hodnett
8
GC
Gavin Coombes
9
CC
Craig Casey
10
JC
Jack Crowley
11
DK
Diarmuid Kilgallen
12
Alex Nankivell
13
TF
Tom Farrell
14
CN
Calvin Nash
15
TA
Thaakir Abrahams
Substitutes
16
FM
Fez Mbatha
17
NM
Ntuthuko Mchunu
18
HJ
Hanro Jacobs
19
Ev
Emile van Heerden
20
PB
Phepsi Buthelezi
21
BD
Bradley Davids
22
FV
Francois Venter
23
YP
Yaw Penxe
16
DB
Diarmuid Barron
17
JW
Josh Wycherley
18
JR
John Ryan
19
TA
Thomas Ahern
20
AK
Alex Kendellen
21
CM
Conor Murray
22
RS
Rory Scannell
23
MH
Mike Haley
Match Videos
Commentary
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100’
Commentary
That is it for our live coverage of this crazy, drama-filled quarter-final. Thank you for following this weekend's matches along with us. We hope you join us again next week for the semi-finals.
100’
Commentary
The Sharks will take on the Bulls in Pretoria the semi-finals, while Leinster will host the defending champions Glasgow in Dublin.
100’
Commentary
FULL-TIME: SHARKS 24-24 MUNSTER. But the Sharks go through because they won the match-deciding kicking contest after extra-time 6-4.
100’
Commentary
Davids slots his second attempt to send the Sharks through to the semi-finals.
100’
Commentary
Scannell makes amends and the score is 5-4 to the Sharks.
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100’
Commentary
Jordan Hendrikse nails his second attempt to extend the Sharks' lead to 5-3.
100’
Commentary
Crowley bends his second attempt to make it 4-3.
100’
Commentary
Munster trail the Sharks 4-2 in the kicking contest. Crowley will line up a shot next.
100’
Commentary
Jaden Hendrikse makes it 4-2 to the Sharks.
100’
Commentary
Connor Murray knocks over Munster's second. The score is 3-2.
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100’
Commentary
Davids knocks a third kick over for the Sharks, who lead the kicking contest 3-1.
100’
Commentary
Oh, it's miss from Scannell for Munster. The Sharks are in the lead.
100’
Commentary
Jordan Hendrikse's kicks sails over for the Sharks.
0’
Commentary
Jordan Hendrikse's kicks sails over for the Sharks.
100’
Commentary
Crowley's kick is over for Munster.
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100’
Commentary
Hendrikse's kick is successful for the Sharks.
100’
Commentary
Each team will have three kickers taking kicks from different positions on the field and they will all have a 30-second window to take the kick in.
100’
Commentary
Level on points, level on tries, this game will be decided by kicks at goal. This is unprecedented.
99’
Commentary
It goes horribly wrong for the Sharks at the lineout, but Hendrikse saves the day. Time is up on the clock.
98’
Commentary
Fassi goes to the air and chases down his own kick with a giant leap. The Sharks spread the ball wide and there's an overlap, but the ball is knocked on. Munster pounce on the loose ball and Crowley ends a spiralling kick down field.
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97’
Commentary
Munster survive the scrum and Crowley sends it long.
96’
Commentary
Will the Sharks march on to the semi-finals or will Munster? We're four minutes away from finding the answer to that question.
95’
Commentary
There's about five minutes left in this clash and Munster are still on the back-foot. It's all the Sharks. They carry the ball up from the back off the lineout, but Munster somehow keep the carrier up off the ground, making it a maul. Scrum to Munster.
94’
Commentary
The Sharks earn another scrum penalty. Jaden Hendrikse gets good distance on his kick to the line.
93’
Commentary
Munster create a huge overlap, but Healy squanders their chance to score with a knock on. Sharks scrum.
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91’
Commentary
KICK-OFF: Munster kicks deep and the Sharks fail to gather. There's a knock on and Munster will have scrum in a promising position on the field.
90’
Commentary
HALF-TIME IN EXTRA-TIME: SHARKS 24-24 MUNSTER. It's all over the show at Kings Park, but Munster survive a difficult period to go into the half-time of extra-time still deadlocked at 24-24.
89’
Commentary
The Sharks walk right over the ball on Munster's scrum feed. These Sharks are smelling blood. The crowd roars.
88’
Commentary
Munster are holding on for dear life here. They will feed the scrum.
87’
Commentary
Munster then successful take the ball at the lineout, but then concede possession. The Sharks mount another pacy attack, but a forward pass halts them.
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86’
Commentary
And Munster stand their ground and force a turnover penalty. Excellent work by the visitors under immense pressure.
85’
Commentary
Jaden Hendrikse finds touch inside the 22. They charge at the Munster defence with their bulky forwards.
84’
Commentary
A big scrum by the Sharks earn them a penalty. They will kick to the line.
82’
Commentary
Munster's exit kick didn't travel too far, affording the Sharks an attacking lineout. But Hendrikse then decides on a box kick into the 22. Munster's Kilgallen stands tall and takes the kick and calls for a mark.
81’
Commentary
KICK-OFF: Hendrikse gets the first half of extra-time underway.
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80’
Commentary
That's it. The game is headed to extra-time (two 10-minute halves). If the teams can still not be separated, the match winner will be determined by the most number of tries scored. Should both teams have the same number of tries, the result will be determined by place-kicks.
80’
Commentary
The game is now well into stoppage time and the scores are still level. It if stays like this, it'll go to extra time.
79’
Commentary
This game is on a knife's edge right now. Mapimpi just made a line break, but Jaden Hendrikse couldn't hold onto the inside pass. Munster pounce on possession and Kilgallen kicks it out on the full, luckily for him, the ref brings them back for a scrum for the knock on.
77’
Commentary
From the restart, Munster set up a ruck and Murray hacks it down town.
76’
Commentary
PENALTY, MUNSTER, MURRAY. 24-24. The scores are level at Kings Park as Connor Murray nails a long-range penalty for the visitors.
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75’
Commentary
Cynical and stupid by the Sharks. With Munster's attack going side to side instead of forward, the Sharks slap the ball down and concede a penalty. Munster will line up a kick at goal.
74’
Commentary
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 24-21.
73’
Commentary
TRY, SHARKS, MBATHA. 22-21. The Sharks charge over the gainline, first via Andre Esterhuizen and then through Fez Mbatha, who burrows over to score.
72’
Commentary
The Sharks want to play. They win a penalty and kick to the line.
71’
Commentary
We're into the final 10 minutes of the this playoff. In less than 10 minutes, one of these teams' season will be over.
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70’
Commentary
The experienced campaigner Connor Murray is now on for Munster. The Irish side will hope he can help them see out this result.
69’
Commentary
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 17-21.
68’
Commentary
TRY, SHARKS, FASSI. 15-21. Oh, the element of surprise works wonders for the Sharks. Instead of walking the ball over the tryline, Hendrikse takes it out at the back and swings it so Fassi, who waltzes in.
67’
Commentary
As the camera pans to a worried Kolisi, this team opts for another scrum.
66’
Commentary
The Sharks pack puts their opposition in reverse with a powerful scrum, earning them another penalty.
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65’
Commentary
The Sharks turn down the three points on offer and opt for an attacking scrum on the 5m line.
64’
Commentary
Munster transgress and the penalty goes to the Sharks.
63’
Commentary
The Sharks waste no time in getting the restart off and with that swiftness comes a penalty for the hosts. They are trying to drive their way over the line from a maul. So far, Munster have shut up shop.
62’
Commentary
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY. 10-21.
61’
Commentary
TRY, MUNSTER, Kilgallen. Oh dear, oh dear. A grubber kick by Crowley, a slip at the back by Fassi and Munster are in for another try.
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60’
Commentary
We're into the final quarter of the game. The Sharks are trailing Munster 10-12.
59’
Commentary
Munster's game management on either side of the ball has been top-notch.
57’
Commentary
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY. 10-14.
56’
Commentary
TRY, MUNSTER, WYCHERLEY. 10-12. Munster strike back and what a strike it is. They go from one end of the field to the other in no time to score a scintillating try.
55’
Commentary
PENALTY, SHARKS, JADEN HENDRIKSE. 10-7.
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54’
Commentary
The crowd roars as the Sharks edge forward, but Munster are caught offside and the referee opts to call it instead of playing advantage.
51’
Commentary
The Sharks are now building momentum. They work their way close to the tryline, but Kolisi fumbles the ball. Abrahams clears the ball away for Munster. The Sharks come again from a lineout.
50’
Commentary
Ox Nche stays strong and on his feet at the scrum and win a penalty for his side.
49’
Commentary
Tshituka escapes sanction for a danger tackle on Craig Casey. Scrum to the Sharks.
47’
Commentary
It's fitting that Ethan Hooker scored for the Sharks. He has been the only bright spark for the Sharks so far in the game.
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46’
Commentary
CONVERSION, SHARKS, HENDRIKSE. 7-7.
45’
Commentary
TRY, SHARKS, HOOKER. 5-7. The centre takes it upon himself to make something happen for the Sharks and he does brilliantly to slice apart the Munster defence for their opening try.
43’
Commentary
Munster a penalty, but Crowley's kick to the line is brilliantly kept in play by Fassi.
42’
Commentary
The Sharks look to kick-start their attack through Jordan Hendrikse and Aphelele Fassi.
41’
Commentary
Van Heerden fields the kick and wins a penalty for the Sharks. Munster pinged for not releasing the tackled player.
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41’
Commentary
KICK-OFF: Crowley gets the second half under way.
40’
Commentary
HALF-TIME: SHARKS 0-7 MUNSTER. The home trail by seven at the midway mark at Kings Park. Can Munster maintain this performance and cause a big upset?
39’
Commentary
The Sharks' lineout ball is pilfered from the fingertips of their jumper.
38’
Commentary
After a short break in play due to an injury to Mbonambi, the game resumes with a Munster lineout.
37’
Commentary
And yet another Sharks attack goes to waste as Kolisi's wild pass rolls into touch.
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36’
Commentary
Mapimpi takes on the Munster defence and shreds them. He is brought down metres from the tryline, but as the ball is passed wide, it is intercepted. That is another attack that disintegrates.
36’
Commentary
An aimless kick over the top inside the 22 is collected by Munster and they clear the down field, but only as far as Jordan Hendrikse, who starts another Sharks attack from deep.
35’
Commentary
A scathing run by Ethan Hooker got the Sharks on the front-foot. They are inside the 22 now.
33’
Commentary
The only contest that has been remotely even, is the aerial battle between the backs.
31’
Commentary
Jordan Hendrikse hooks the kick and the score remains 0-7 in favour of Munster.
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30’
Commentary
The penalty is just reward for the Sharks' scrum dominance.
29’
Commentary
Fassi tries to go around the Munster defence, but he made literally no ground because he ran sideways. The referee brings them back for a Sharks penalty.
28’
Commentary
Crowley's kick is charged down, but luckily for Munster he recovers quickly to regather possession.
27’
Commentary
Hendrikse launches an up and under and Mapimpi chases, but he knocks on.
25’
Commentary
The Sharks win a penalty, but Jordan Hendrikse doesn't find touch. It's little errors like that preventing the Sharks to make in-roads.
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23’
Commentary
The Sharks desperately need to get on the scoreboard here. They are not playing well, at all.
21’
Commentary
The first quarter showing by the Sharks has been nothing short of shambolic.
20’
Commentary
Penalty to the Sharks as Jaden Hendrikse and Vincent Koch beat everyone to the ruck and force a turnover. The Sharks find touch on halfway.
18’
Commentary
The Sharks look out of their depth here.
17’
Commentary
The Sharks have no answer for Munster's excellent tactical kicking here. The visitors have successfully pinned the Sharks back in their own half with superb kicks in behind the defence.
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16’
Commentary
The Munster fans in the crowd are stunned as Crowley shockingly miss a regulation kick at goal from right in front.
15’
Commentary
And the Sharks come up with an error. Penalty to the Munster.
14’
Commentary
Munster are making headway inside the Sharks 22 again. This after an error by Fassi gave them an attacking lineout. Munster are sweeping to the right, putting the Sharks under pressure.
13’
Commentary
Sharks lock Jason Jenkins is off with an injury and has been replaced by Emile van Heerden.
12’
Commentary
The amount of handling errors coming from these Sharks are ridiculous.
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11’
Commentary
CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY. 0-7.
10’
Commentary
TRY, MUNSTER, NASH. 0-5. This try comes off a brilliant counter attack after a poor kick by Hendrikse. Munster launched via the left flank and then Crowley kick-passed to the right for Nash, who shrugged off Mapimpi.
9’
Commentary
Jack Crowley exits expertly for Munster. Etzebeth secures the ball for the Sharks at the lineout. They go to the air, but the ball bounces kindly for Munster, who attack from deep.
8’
Commentary
Hendrikse found touch on the 22m line. The Sharks are now on the front-foot. But the knock on comes.
7’
Commentary
Scrum penalty to the Sharks. Big win for the hosts.
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6’
Commentary
A couple of resets later and the scrum is yet to be completed.
5’
Commentary
A big mix up between two Munster players leads to a knock on.
4’
Commentary
Munster are playing at a far greater pace than the Sharks when in possession of the ball.
2’
Commentary
The Sharks are attacking on the edge of the 22. But just as the referee calls the advantage over for a Munster knock on, Etzebeth and Hendrikse runs in front of each other and get pinged for blocking. Penalty to Munster.
1’
Commentary
Munster clear the ball away from danger and the Sharks will feed the first lineout.
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1’
Commentary
KICK-OFF: We're underway in the last quarter-final.
0’
Commentary
Will it be the Springbok-laden Sharks side or the Ireland-laden Munster team who emerges victorious in Durban?
0’
Trivia
We're moments away from the fourth and final quarter-final of competition. The Bulls, Leinster and Glasgow Warriors have already progressed through to the semi-finals.
0’
Team News
Munster: 15 Thaakir Abrahams, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Michael Milne.
Subs: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 John Ryan, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Alex Kendellen, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Rory Scannell, 23 Mike Haley.
0’
Team News
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Emile van Heerden, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Francois Venter, 23 Yaw Penxe.
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0’
Commentary
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the high-profile URC quarter-final contest between the Sharks and Munster, brought to you live from Kings Park.
0’
Commentary
Sharks v Munster, URC, 18:25
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Top Performers
Ball Carries
AF
A. Fassi
Ball Carries: 16
Tackles
NS
N. Scannell
Tackles: 23
Points
JH
J. Hendrikse
Points: 9
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Insights
United Rugby Championship
Points per match
2425
Tries per match
34
Penalties Conceded per match
99
Match Information
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