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It's all over! The referee Mike Adamson has blown their whistle to end the game.
Phil Cokanasiga comes on.
Owen Watkin comes off.
Bradley Davids comes on.
Jean Smith comes off.
Jean Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
Nobody could stop that maul! Phepsi Buthelezi places the ball down for the try.
Sharks make a substitution with Nick Hatton coming on.
Sharks make a substitution with Manu Tshituka coming off.
Ospreys sub Ross Moriarty comes onto the field.
Morgan Morris departs for Ospreys.
Ospreys sub Reuben Morgan-Williams comes onto the field.
Kieran Hardy departs for Ospreys.
Huw Owen-Sutton departs for Ospreys.
Ospreys sub Efan Daniel comes onto the field.
Garyn Phillips departs for Ospreys.
The defensive line has been broken as Jean Smith goes through the gap.
Ben Warren comes on for Ospreys.
Tom Botha leaves the field.
Corne Rahl comes on.
Jason Jenkins comes off.
Ox Nche comes on.
Phatu Ganyane comes off.
Vincent Koch comes on.
Hanro Jacobs comes off.
The touch judges raise their flags as Dan Edwards kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Ospreys results in a try for Garyn Phillips.
What a run here by Garyn Phillips as they get over the gainline!
That's a great try assist by Daniel Kasende.
What a run here by Daniel Kasende as they get over the gainline!
What a run here by Makazole Mapimpi as they get over the gainline!
Garyn Phillips comes on.
Gareth Thomas comes off.
Jack Walsh comes on.
Iestyn Hopkins comes off.
Jean Smith makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
Sharks make a substitution with Siya Masuku coming on.
Sharks make a substitution with Le Roux Malan coming off.
Fabulous play by Sharks has led to Zekhethelo Siyaya being able to wriggle through a gap.
Sharks make a substitution with Makazole Mapimpi coming on.
Sharks make a substitution with Ethan Hooker coming off.
The second half kicks off.
The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
Jean Smith adds the two points for Sharks.
What an effort there by Ethan Hooker as they score the try.
Fabulous play by Sharks has led to Ethan Hooker being able to wriggle through a gap.
That's a great try assist by Vincent Tshituka.
Eduan Swart comes on for Sharks.
Fez Mbatha leaves the field.
Dan Edwards does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
It's going to take a miracle to stop this Ospreys maul...no miracles today as Jac Morgan powers over.
This is dangerous for the defence as Evardi Boshoff bursts through to advance the Ospreys attack.
This is dangerous for the defence as Le Roux Malan bursts through to advance the Sharks attack.
This is dangerous for the defence as Edwill van der Merwe bursts through to advance the Sharks attack.
Jean Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
Great forward play by Sharks allows Phepsi Buthelezi to score the try.
A gap opened in the defence and Zekhethelo Siyaya took full advantage.
Dan Edwards converts the try.
A series of passes by Ospreys results in a try for Dan Edwards
Daniel Kasende played a key part in that try.
A gap opened in the defence and Iestyn Hopkins took full advantage.
We are underway as the referee Mike Adamson blows their whistle.
Ospreys face off against Sharks in United Rugby Championship Round 15 on Sat 18th April 2026 at Electric Brewery Field. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 20:45 SAST on SuperSport, 06:45 NZST on URC TV in New Zealand, 04:45 AEST on URC TV in Australia and 11:45 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Ospreys won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 place in the league table with Sharks in 10th and Ospreys in 11th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Ospreys 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.
The Ospreys are closing in on a deal with former Wallaby wing Marika Koroibete, who has been speaking to them about joining ahead …
Title-winning halves Bernard Foley and Nick Phipps are returning to the NSW Waratahs for the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Sharks with 24 turnovers lost. That’s the game right there. Should have been a bonus point win, but thrown away.
That was cheating out of the highest drawer. The dive on Hooker should have been yellow. And then suddenly a prop injury after being hammered Nche and Koch. Farcical.
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