Lions

34 - 22

Full Time

Sharks

Latest Stats Head-to-Head Teams Table

Lions vs Sharks

Events

Commentary

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Match Information

Lions v Sharks

United Rugby Championship - Round 8

Sat 21st February 2026, 04:00am PST

10bet Ellis Park

Griffin Colby

Head to Head

Wins

Wins

Average Points scored

First try wins

80%

Home team wins

80%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

31-14

57-15

35-19

27-26

52-12

33-40

39-22

26-20

41-24

0-54

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Previous Results

Last 5 Meetings

United Rugby Championship +12

34 - 22

Full Time

United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship +3

25 - 22

Full Time

United Rugby Championship +24

38 - 14

Full Time

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Match Information

Lions v Sharks

United Rugby Championship - Round 8

Sat 21st February 2026, 04:00am PST

10bet Ellis Park

Griffin Colby

Points Flow Chart

Mins in lead

77%

% Of Game In Lead

18%

21%

Possession Last 10 min

79%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Hendrikse

81' 34-22

Julius

81' 34-20

Marais

34-15 64'

Smith

34-15 52'

Venter

32-15 51'

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.6

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

22m Entries

Attack Profile

Defence Profile

Last 5 Penalties

74'

75'

77'

79'

Key Players

Points

Chris Smith

Last Try

Jurenzo Julies

Carries

Aphelele Fassi

Tackles Completed

Tinotenda Mavesere

Line Breaks

Jurenzo Julies

Turnovers Won

Renzo Du Plessis

Defenders Beaten

Jurenzo Julies

Successful Passes

Morne Van Den Berg

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Live Updates

That's full time

80'

The second half ends

80'

Conversion

Jordan Hendrikse's conversion attempt is successful

80'

Try

Jurenzo Julius goes over for a try

80'

Renzo du Plessis comes on and PJ Botha comes off

73'

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Rankings

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Lions vs Sharks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Lions face off against Sharks in United Rugby Championship Round 8 on Sat 21st February 2026 at 10bet Ellis Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:00. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 04:00 EST in the US.

Lions won the last encounter but Sharks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Sharks in 7th and Lions in 10th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Lions vs Sharks Squads

The official squads for Lions vs Sharks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.