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21 - 15
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Sharks v Cardiff Rugby Sharks v Cardiff Rugby
United Rugby Championship - Round 14 United Rugby Championship - Round 14
Fri 27th March 2026, 07:00pm SAST Fri 27th March 2026, 07:00pm SAST
Hollywoodbets Kings Park Hollywoodbets Kings Park
Gianluca Gnecchi Gianluca Gnecchi

Head to Head

Sharks
Wins
2
Cardiff Rugby
Wins
3

Average Points scored

19
26
First try wins
80%
Home team wins
40%

Team Form

Last 5 Games

Lyon
33-40
Sharks
Stormers
39-22
Sharks
Sharks
26-20
Leinster
Sharks
41-24
Ospreys
Sharks
0-54
New Zealand
Northampton
28-12
Cardiff Rugby
Leinster
29-5
Cardiff Rugby
Cardiff Rugby
40-27
Zebre
Scarlets
15-21
Cardiff Rugby
Stormers
44-21
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Match Information

Sharks v Cardiff Rugby Sharks v Cardiff Rugby
United Rugby Championship - Round 14 United Rugby Championship - Round 14
Fri 27th March 2026, 07:00pm SAST Fri 27th March 2026, 07:00pm SAST
Hollywoodbets Kings Park Hollywoodbets Kings Park
Gianluca Gnecchi Gianluca Gnecchi

Points Flow Chart

Sharks Cardiff Rugby
Sharks Cardiff Rugby
62
Mins in lead
4
78%
% Of Game In Lead
5%
54%
Possession Last 10 min
46%
0
Points Last 10 min
3

Key Events

Full Time
Lloyd
72' 21-15
Half Time
Penxe
19-12 37'
Davids
14-12 32'
Buthelezi
12-12 31'
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22m Entries

Sharks Cardiff Rugby
Avg. Points Scored
3
22m Entries
7
Avg. Points Scored
2.5
22m Entries
6

Attack Profile

Sharks
Cardiff Rugby
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Defence Profile

Sharks
Cardiff Rugby
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Last 5 Penalties

Sharks 60'
Cardiff Rugby 64'
Sharks 71'
Sharks 74'
Cardiff Rugby 78'
10
Points
Phepsi Buthelezi
Sharks Phepsi Buthelezi
1
Last Try
Yaw Penxe
Sharks Yaw Penxe
14
Carries
Phepsi Buthelezi
Sharks Phepsi Buthelezi
20
Tackles Completed
Daniel Thomas
Cardiff Rugby Daniel Thomas
3
Line Breaks
Mason Grady
Cardiff Rugby Mason Grady
2
Turnovers Won
Harri Millard
Cardiff Rugby Harri Millard
6
Defenders Beaten
Phepsi Buthelezi
Sharks Phepsi Buthelezi
68
Successful Passes
Bradley Davids
Sharks Bradley Davids

Live Updates

That's full time
80'
The second half ends
80'
Penalty Goal
Ioan Lloyd is successful with the penalty goal
72'
Rory Jennings comes on for Cardiff Rugby and Harri Millard comes off
63'
Corne Rahl comes on and Jason Jenkins comes off
62'
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Sharks vs Cardiff Rugby Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Sharks face off against Cardiff Rugby in United Rugby Championship Round 14 on Fri 27th March 2026 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:00. In South Africa it’s at 19:00 SAST, 06:00 NZST in New Zealand, 04:00 AEST in Australia and 10:00 EST in the US.

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

Sharks vs Cardiff Rugby Squads

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

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