The Sharks will face one of their biggest challenges this URC season when they line up against a bruised Leinster outfit who will be hellbent on making up for their last-minute defeat against the Bulls last week.
While the teams have not been far off in terms of their points scored, the Sharks will brace themselves for a tense battle as Leinster are by far the best defensive team in the competition with only 187 points conceded in their 13 matches to date.
Leinster may have won their last three outings against John Plumtree’s team, but the Sharks emerged victorious in their last match in KwaZulu-Natal in 2022 – a feat they will look to replicate on Saturday to close the gap at the top of the table and remain in a comfortable position to possibly host a quarter-final.
Kick off is at 19:15 (SA time).
URC LIVE SCORING: SHARKS V LEINSTER
Sharks v Leinster
Date: Saturday, 29 March
Venue: Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
SA Time: 19h15
Referee: Ben Breakspear
TV: SuperSport
Teams:
Sharks: 15 Yaw Penxe, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Manu Tshituka, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Siya Masuku, 23 Francois Venter.
Leinster: 15 Jimmy O’Brien, 14 Tommy O’Brien, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Charlie Tector, 11 Andrew Osborne, 10 Ciarán Frawley, 9 Fintan Gunne, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Will Connors, 6 Alex Soroka, 5 Brian Deeny, 4 Diarmuid Manga, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 John McKee, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Rory McGuire, 19 Alan Spicer, 20 Scott Penny, 21 Oliver Coffey, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Henry McErlean
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