The Sharks will meet the 11th-placed Ospreys in Durban on Friday night, looking to maintain winning momentum as they head ever closer to the URC knockout stage.
John Plumtree’s team will be hunting their third victory in a row after defeating Edinburgh and Ulster on the road in their last two outings, and the Sharks will have all the motivation they need to register a victory against the Ospreys.
A victory for the Sharks (in fourth place with 53 points) will see them cement an invaluable home quarter-final as they lead fifth-placed Cardiff by seven log points.
They will also be mindful of the fact that the visitors are also still in the Race to Eight if they deliver two good performances in the next two weeks, which will add to their desperation to create an upset.
URC LIVE SCORING: SHARKS V OSPREYS
Sharks v Ospreys
Date: Friday, 9 May
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
SA Time: 19:00
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
TV: SuperSport
Teams
Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Jason Jenkins, 4 Eben Etzebeth (captain), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Dian Bleuler.
Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Emmanuel Tshituka, 20 Phepsi Buthelezi, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Francois Venter, 23 .Yaw Penxe
Ospreys: 15 Jack Walsh, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Evardi Boshoff, 12 Keiran Williams, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 8 Morgan Morse, 7 Jac Morgan (captain), 6 James Ratti, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Will Spencer, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Dewi Lake, 1 Gareth Thomas.
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Steffan Thomas, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Will Griffiths, 20 Harri Deaves, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Iestyn Hopkins.
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