Sharks vs Cardiff Rugby · United Rugby Championship
United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
21–15
Match report
Sharks beat Cardiff Rugby 21-15 at Kings Park Stadium, Durban in round 14 of the United Rugby Championship on Friday, 27 March 2026.
That makes it two wins in a row for Sharks. Cardiff Rugby have now lost two in a row. Gianluca Gnecchi refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
2
Sharks wins (40%)
0
Draws (0%)
3
Cardiff Rugby wins (60%)
Last 5 meetings, since October 2021
Biggest Sharks win
42–22
25 Jan 2025
Biggest Cardiff Rugby win
35–0
27 Nov 2022
Last 5 meetings
- 27 Mar 2026 · United Rugby ChampionshipSharks21Cardiff Rugby1527 Mar 2026Sharks21–15Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 25 Jan 2025 · United Rugby ChampionshipCardiff Rugby22Sharks4225 Jan 2025Cardiff Rugby22–42SharksUnited Rugby Championship
- 18 May 2024 · United Rugby ChampionshipSharks14Cardiff Rugby3618 May 2024Sharks14–36Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 27 Nov 2022 · United Rugby ChampionshipSharks0Cardiff Rugby3527 Nov 2022Sharks0–35Cardiff RugbyUnited Rugby Championship
- 16 Oct 2021 · United Rugby ChampionshipCardiff Rugby23Sharks1716 Oct 2021Cardiff Rugby23–17SharksUnited Rugby Championship
Lineups
Avg. age
26.6
Avg. age
29.4
Sharks
- 1Phatu Ganyane(23)
- 3Hanro Jacobs(26)
- 4Jason Jenkins(30)
- 5Emile van Heerden(26)
- 6Phepsi Buthelezi(27)
- 7Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka(28)
- 8Nick Hatton(23)
- 9Bradley Davids(24)
- 10Jordan Hendrikse(25)
- 11Makazole Mapimpi(36)
- 12Andre Esterhuizen(32)
- 13Ethan Hooker(23)
- 14Yaw Penxe(29)
- 15Luan Giliomee(20)
Replacements
- 16Eduan Swart(26)
- 17Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché(31)
- 18Vincent Koch(36)
- 19Corne Rahl(24)
- 20Jannes Potgieter(23)
- 21Ross Braude(26)
- 22Jean Smith(23)
Cardiff Rugby
- 1Corey Domachowski(30)
- 2Liam Belcher(30)
- 3Keiron Assarratti(29)
- 4Josh McNally(36)
- 5Rory Thornton(31)
- 7Daniel Thomas(33)
- 8Taulupe Faletau(35)
- 9Johan Mulder(27)
- 10Callum Sheedy(30)
- 11Iwan Stephens(24)
- 12Ben Thomas(27)
- 13Harry Millard(30)
- 14Mason Grady(24)
- 15Ioan Lloyd(25)
Replacements
- 16Dafydd Hughes(30)
- 17Danny Southworth(27)
- 18Javan Sebastian(32)
- 19Alan Lawrence(28)
- 20Taine Basham(26)
- 21Ellis Bevan(26)
- 22Rory Jennings(30)
- 23Elijah Evans(21)