FULL TIME! 43-33. That is the end of a cracking match. The Sharks take all five points and had to comeback from 14-0 down early on. Benetton have as good as they got in the second half where tries rained down. Superb match overall, but the Sharks are now well placed for a quarter-final birth.

PENALTY! SHARKS! BOSCH! 43-33. That is the game with 30 seconds to play. Good kick from about 35 meters on a slight angle.

Sharks back on attack as Benetton look like they've run out of steam. But with just a seven point difference, the bounce of the ball could be the Sharks season.

The throw is skew so Benetton have the scrum. Can they clear their lines and threaten the Sharks again?

Sharks have a penalty inside the Benetton 22. They opt against the three points which would take them out of the one score range. Strange, but it may pay off.

Some poor play by Benetton hand the Sharks a 5m scrum. Why are they trying to run from their own 22 with seven minutes to play?

CONVERSION! ALBONOZ! 40-33. It is over and Benetton are back within a converted try of drawing level. What a game.

TRY! BENETTON! ALBONOZ! 40-31. Just when you think the game is over Albonoz grabs the game by the scruff of the neck, scoring a brilliant solo effort. This game has everything bar a good defence.

CONVERSION! BOSCH! 40-26. Bosch makes it a 14-point gap with a superb conversion from touch.

TRY! SHARKS! MAPIMPI! 38-26. Is that the game? Benetton looked certain to score on the Sharks line, but the hosts turned the ball over and countered. Notshe then failed to find his man with a simple pass when the Sharks were in for all money, so Benetton tried to counter. Mapimpi was however there to snatch the ball up on the intercept to score.

Eventually there is a break in play for an injury. It has been a superb last 12 minutes with both sides scoring. What a final 15 minutes we have in store.

Bosch pushes his kick from touch across the face of goal. Converted try difference between the sides now.

TRY! SHARKS! MAPIMPI! 33-26. It is raining tries at Kings Park. This time the Sharks go through seven phases before and overlap forms and Mapimpi runs it in.

CONVERSION! ALBORNOZ! 28-26. Superb conversion from touch puts Benetton within a penalty of the lead.

TRY! BENETTON! PADOVANI! 28-24. The visitors hit back yet again, this game is far from over. The Italians are not afraid to go wide here and they find the space needed on the outside to score.

CONVERSION! BOSCH! 28-19. Bosch adds the extras to put the Sharks more than a score clear. That is also the hosts bonus point try.

TRY! SHARKS! WILLIAMS! 26-19. Superb response by the Sharks. Williams has far too much pace as he collects Chamberlain's grubber.

The conversion attempt strikes the post. How unfortunate.

TRY! BENETTON! REIRA! 21-19. That try came out of nowhere. Smith puts up an up and under, but the wind plays havoc again. Smith collects without competition, then puts the grubber through for Reira to score.

Brilliant steal at the lineout gives Bosch the chance to clear his lines.

Chance here for Benetton. They have the penalty inside the Sharks 22. The lineout is on the Sharks 5m line.

Benetton get a relieving penalty on their own 22. They will need to start getting some possession if they are to halt the home momentum.

Benetton lose a lineout inside the Sharks 22 and the hosts counter. Mapimpi makes good meters down the touchline before kicking ahead. Smith gets back just in time to salvage the situation for the visitors.

CONVERSION! BOSCH! 21-14. Bosch slots the kick from about seven meters from touch. Tough in these windy conditions.

TRY! SHARKS! KOLISI! 19-14. Brilliant from the Sharks. They go from side to side until the overlap forms on the left. Kolisi runs it in to score.

KICK OFF! 14-14. Bosch gets the second half underway.

HALF TIME! 14-14. We are level at the break after Benetton came flying out of the blocks, scoring two early tries. Sharks worked their way back into it, mainly through maul and scrum dominance. The last 25 minutes all the hosts, but can they maintain that against a fiery Benetton? We are set up for a cracking second 40 at Kings Park.

Sharks can't make it count but they do have another penalty. This time the scrum is the call where it is probably an easy three points.

Sharks are going to have one last go here. Lineout about 10 meters outside the visitors 22. We are already two minutes over time.

Good defence by the Sharks forces a knock on. Scrum inside their own 22.

Benetton however have a chance here. Lineout about 8 meters from the Sharks line.

Bosch is finding some huge distance with the wind here. With half time approaching the hosts will hope to get ahead on the scoreboard.

CONVERSION! BOSCH! 14-14. Bosch levels the scores at Kings Park.

TRY! SHARKS! WILLIAMS! 12-14. Another huge scrum, Williams picks up at the pace and dives over.

Massive scrum from the Sharks but the ref blows up for a penalty. That could have been a penalty try.

Benetton steal the lineout but knock it over their own dead-ball line.

Benetton get blown up for sacking the maul. They will opt for another.

Eventually the Sharks scrum fires and they win the penalty. Bosch puts it out about 15 meters from the Benetton line.

Kok now knocks on from a Benetton high ball. The wind is making it tricky for the players.

Bosch goes for an up-and-under but the wind fools everyone. It goes out on the visitors 22 so it is at least a territory gain for the hosts.

Sharks look dangerous again out wide. Some great hands by Am but Chamberlain knocks on as he tries to offload.

Du Toit once again over the ball at the breakdown. Superb start to the game for him. Bosch sets the lineout up just outside Benetton's 22.

Scrappy play by both sides but the Sharks come away with a penalty on their own 22.

CONVERSION! BOSCH! 7-14. Bosch slots an easy kick.

TRY! SHARKS! TSHITUKA! 5-14. The maul doesn't quite work for the Sharks but a few close drives and they are over.

Another penalty to the Sharks. This time it is just inside the Benetton 22 but they opt for touch.

Du Toit wins a crucial turnover penalty for the Sharks. Bosch finds touch just outside the 22 of the visitors.

Scrum penalty goes against the Sharks. Benetton clear their lines to the Sharks 10m line.

First attacking opportunity for the Sharks but Am can't find his man with a long pass. Scrum to the visitors outside their own 22.

CONVERSION! ALBORNOZ! 0-14. Simple kick this time for the Benetton 10.

TRY! BENETTON! REIRA! 0-12. What a start this is! The maul goes nowhere so Benetton go wide. Albornoz steps to beat the first defender before a beautiful offload finds Reira who scores under the posts.

Penalty to Benetton. They have started like a house on fire here. The lineout is set up inside the Sharks 22.

CONVERSION! ALBORNOZ! 0-7. The extras are added from out wide. Very tough kick that.

TRY! BENETTON! NEGRI! 0-5. Great start for the visitors. Cannone started the momentum by breaking the Sharks first line of defence, from there the visitors went through nine phases before Negri went over in the corner.

KICK OFF! 0-0. Albornoz gets us underway at Kings Park.

There is a very strong wind blowing at Kings Park tonight. The Sharks will play the first 40 minutes with the wind.

We are moments away from this huge clash in the URC. Both sides really need a win tonight to keep their quarter-final hopes alive. Unfortunately for the Italians, they have only won twice on the road this season.

It is all set-up for a cracking contest at Kings Park this evening. It is basically knockout rugby. Join us at 18:30 SAST for all the live action

Benetton however finish away at the Stormers next week. They must win at least one of these final two games to have any chance of making the quarter-finals.

While much can still change in the final two weeks, a win here for either side will put them in a good position to make the quarter-finals. The Sharks could climb to level with Munster, and are playing the Irish side next week. Should they end the season with two wins they could end fifth, depending on other results.

This is a crunch match for both sides with just one point and one place separating them on the table. Currently the Sharks are eighth, the final quarter-final spot.

Benetton lost 29-7 to the Sharks at home last season. That was the only previous meeting between these two sides.

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Assistant referees: Morne Ferreira (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa) TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)

Sharks: 15 Henry Chamberlain, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Siyamthanda Kolisi (captain), 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Hyron Andrews, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 1 Retshegofaditswe Nché. Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Carlü Sadie, 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 Phendulani Buthelezi, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Marnus Potgieter, 23 Thaakir Abrahams.

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Edoardo Padovani, 13 Ignacio Brex, 12 Joaquin Riera, 11 Marcus Watson, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage (captain), 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Nahuel Tetaz. Replacements: 16 Siua Maile, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 Manuel Zuliani, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Jacob Umaga, 23 Marco Zanon.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Sharks vs Benetton URC fixture from Kings Park in Durban.