Dragons 17 - 17 Sharks

Full time

03 Oct 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Rodney Parade

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The match at Rodney Parade ended in a thrilling 17-17 draw between Dragons RFC and Sharks. The Sharks struck first with a try from Orie, followed by a successful conversion from Smith. The Dragons responded quickly, with Wainwright and O'Brien scoring tries, both converted by de Beer, establishing a 14-10 lead. Tshituka's try for the Sharks just before halftime leveled the score at 14-14. The second half saw both teams exchanging penalties, with de Beer scoring for the Dragons and Smith adding another for the Sharks. A yellow card for Coleman of the Dragons put them under pressure late in the game. Ultimately, neither team could find the winning score, resulting in a hard-fought draw.

Weather

Temperature: 11.9°C (Feels like 2.7°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 40.3 km/h, gusting to 84.4 km/h Humidity: 80% Cloud Cover: 54%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Marvin Orie · Sharks

0 - 5
8'

Conversion

Jean Smith · Sharks

0 - 7
14'

Try

Aaron Wainwright · Dragons

5 - 7
15'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Dragons

7 - 7
18'

Penalty

Jean Smith · Sharks

7 - 10
25'

Try

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

12 - 10
26'

Conversion

Tinus de Beer · Dragons

14 - 10
37'

Try

Vincent Tshituka · Sharks

14 - 15
38'

Conversion

Jean Smith · Sharks

14 - 17
Halftime 14 - 17
Second Half
49'

Substitution

Rodrigo Martinez on for Wyn Jones · Dragons
49'

Substitution

Chris Coleman on for Robert Hunt · Dragons
50'

Substitution

Harri Ackerman on for Fetuli Paea · Dragons
55'

Substitution

Wyn Jones on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
55'

Substitution

Levi Douglas on for Matthew Screech · Dragons
55'

Substitution

Harrison Keddie on for Shane Lewis-Hughes · Dragons
62'

Substitution

Oli Burrows on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
64'

Penalty

Tinus de Beer · Dragons

17 - 17
67'

Substitution

Francois Venter on for Lukhanyo Am · Sharks
67'

Substitution

Hakeem Kunene on for Phikolomzi Sobahle · Sharks
70'

Substitution

Cebo Dlamini on for Ruan Dreyer · Sharks
70'

Substitution

Cameron Dawson on for Simphiwe Matanzima · Sharks
71'

Substitution

Eduan Swart on for Fez Mbatha · Sharks
72'

Yellow Card

Chris Coleman · Dragons
72'

Substitution

Nick Hatton on for Emmanuel Tshituka · Sharks
74'

Substitution

Robert Hunt on for Fine Inisi · Dragons
82'

Yellow Card Complete

Chris Coleman · Dragons
Fulltime 17 - 17

Player ratings

Dragons

15 Angus O'Brien 7.0
14 Rio Dyer 7.1
13 Fetuli Paea 7.1
12 Aneurin Owen 5.8
11 Fine Inisi 7.7
10 Tinus de Beer 7.7
9 Rhodri Williams 6.4
1 Wyn Jones 5.8
2 Brodie Coghlan 6.5
3 Robert Hunt 5.0
4 Matthew Screech 6.7
5 Ben Carter 6.7
6 Ryan Woodman 6.6
7 Shane Lewis-Hughes 6.8
8 Aaron Wainwright 8.0
16 Oli Burrows 6.4
17 Rodrigo Martinez –
18 Chris Coleman 4.4
19 Levi Douglas 6.4
20 Harrison Keddie 6.3
21 Che Hope –
22 Harri Ackerman 6.2
23 Huw Anderson –

Sharks

15 Edwill van der Merwe 6.5
14 Phikolomzi Sobahle 5.6
13 Jurenzo Julius 5.8
12 Lukhanyo Am 6.3
11 Christie Grobbelaar 5.5
10 Jean Smith 6.3
9 Jaden Hendrikse 6.3
1 Simphiwe Matanzima 6.0
2 Fez Mbatha 6.2
3 Ruan Dreyer 6.0
4 Deon Slabbert 6.5
5 Marvin Orie 7.1
6 Phepsi Buthelezi 7.0
7 Emmanuel Tshituka 7.3
8 Vincent Tshituka 6.6
16 Eduan Swart –
17 Cameron Dawson 6.3
18 Cebo Dlamini 6.4
19 Bathobele Hlekani –
20 Nick Hatton –
21 Ross Braude –
22 Francois Venter 6.2
23 Hakeem Kunene 5.9