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Sharks vs Ulster · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Sharks
26–34
Ulster

Match report

Ulster beat Sharks 34-26 away from home at Kings Park Stadium, Durban in round 4 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 18 October 2025.

That makes it three wins in a row for Ulster. Sharks have now lost two in a row.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

2
Sharks wins (40%)
0
Draws (0%)
3
Ulster wins (60%)

Last 5 meetings, since May 2022

Biggest Sharks win
22–12
23 Mar 2024
Biggest Ulster win
34–26
18 Oct 2025

Last 5 meetings

  • 18 Oct 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks26
    Ulster34
  • 26 Apr 2025 · United Rugby Championship
    Ulster19
    Sharks22
  • 23 Mar 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks22
    Ulster12
  • 25 Feb 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Sharks24
    Ulster31
  • 20 May 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Ulster24
    Sharks21

Lineups

Avg. age
30.7
Avg. age
27.9

Sharks

  1. 1Retshegofaditswe Ox Nché
  2. 2Bongi Mbonambi
  3. 3Vincent Koch
  4. 4Eben Etzebeth
  5. 5Marvin Orie
  6. 6Siya Kolisi
  7. 7Emmanuel Tshituka
  8. 8Phepsi Buthelezi
  9. 9Grant Williams
  10. 10Siya Masuku
  11. 11Makazole Mapimpi
  12. 12Andre Esterhuizen
  13. 13Jurenzo Julius
  14. 14Ethan Hooker
  15. 15Edwill Van Der Merwe
Replacements
  1. 17Simphiwe Matanzima
  2. 18Ruan Dreyer
  3. 19Bathobele Hlekani
  4. 20Vincent Tshikaya Tshituka
  5. 21Jaden Hendrikse
  6. 22Jordan Hendrikse
  7. 23Lukhanyo Am

Ulster

  1. 1Sam Crean
  2. 2Tom Stewart
  3. 3Scott Wilson
  4. 4Iain Henderson
  5. 5Harry Sheridan
  6. 6David McCann
  7. 7Nick Timoney
  8. 8Juarno Augustus
  9. 9Nathan Doak
  10. 10Jack Murphy
  11. 11Jacob Stockdale
  12. 12Stuart McCloskey
  13. 13James Hume
  14. 14Werner Kok
  15. 15Michael Lowry
Replacements
  1. 16Rob Herring
  2. 17Callum Reid
  3. 18Tom O’Toole
  4. 19Joe Hopes
  5. 20Sean Reffell
  6. 21Conor McKee
  7. 22Jake Flannery
  8. 23Jude Postlethwaite