TV Guide Leagues Teams

Lions Lions 34 - 22 Sharks Sharks

Full time

21 Feb 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 8

Ellis Park

Lions vs Sharks head to head

😭 2

The Lions claimed a decisive 34-22 victory over the Sharks at Ellis Park. Chris William Smith was instrumental for the Lions, contributing with penalties and conversions, while also scoring a try. The Sharks initially took the lead with a try from Mbatha, but the Lions responded quickly with three tries in the first half, including a notable performance from Ruan Venter. The Sharks faced a setback when Hendrikse received a yellow card, allowing the Lions to capitalize. Despite a late try from Jurenzo Julius, the Sharks struggled to close the gap. The Lions maintained their composure and focused on their strong forward play to control the game. This victory marked a continuation of their recent dominance over the Sharks in their head-to-head encounters.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 24.7°C (Feels like 25.1°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 4.6 km/h, gusting to 13.1 km/h Humidity: 55% Cloud Cover: 84%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 3'

    Penalty

    Chris William Smith · Lions

    3 - 0
  • 14'

    Try

    Fez Mbatha · Sharks

    3 - 5
  • 15'

    Conversion

    Siya Masuku · Sharks

    3 - 7
  • 18'

    Penalty

    Chris William Smith · Lions

    6 - 7
  • 28'

    Yellow Card

    Jaden Hendrikse · Sharks

  • 29'

    Try

    Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions

    11 - 7
  • 30'

    Conversion

    Chris William Smith · Lions

    13 - 7
  • 32'

    Try

    Morne van den Berg · Lions

    18 - 7
  • 33'

    Conversion

    Chris William Smith · Lions

    20 - 7
  • 38'

    Substitution

    Bathobele Hlekani on for Ruan Venter · Lions

  • 38'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Jaden Hendrikse · Sharks

  • 40'

    Yellow Card

    Bronson Mills · Lions

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Ruan Venter on for Bathobele Hlekani · Lions

  • Halftime 20 - 7
  • Second Half
  • 41'

    Penalty

    Siya Masuku · Sharks

    20 - 10
  • 43'

    Try

    Sibabalwe Mahashe · Lions

    25 - 10
  • 44'

    Conversion

    Chris William Smith · Lions

    27 - 10
  • 46'

    Try

    Tinotenda Mavesere · Sharks

    27 - 15
  • 48'

    Substitution

    Eduan Swart on for Fez Mbatha · Sharks

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Vincent Koch on for Hanro Jacobs · Sharks

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Cameron Dawson on for Phatu Ganyane · Sharks

  • 48'

    Substitution

    Emile van Heerden on for Jason Jenkins · Sharks

  • 50'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Bronson Mills · Lions

  • 51'

    Try

    Ruan Venter · Lions

    32 - 15
  • 52'

    Conversion

    Chris William Smith · Lions

    34 - 15
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Ross Braude on for Jaden Hendrikse · Sharks

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Phepsi Buthelezi on for Thomas Dyer · Sharks

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Jordan Hendrikse on for Siya Masuku · Sharks

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Bathobele Hlekani on for Etienne Oosthuizen · Lions

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Franco Marais on for PJ Botha · Lions

  • 57'

    Substitution

    Eddie Davids on for SJ Kotze · Lions

  • 58'

    Substitution

    RF Schoeman on for Asenathi Ntlabakanye · Lions

  • 59'

    Substitution

    Reinhard Nothnagel on for Darrien-Lane Landsberg · Lions

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Haashim Pead on for Morne van den Berg · Lions

  • 63'

    Yellow Card

    Franco Marais · Lions

  • 64'

    Substitution

    Yaw Penxe on for Edwill van der Merwe · Sharks

  • 64'

    Substitution

    PJ Botha on for Sibabalwe Mahashe · Lions

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Erich Cronje on for Bronson Mills · Lions

  • 73'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Franco Marais · Lions

  • 74'

    Substitution

    Renzo Du Plessis on for PJ Botha · Lions

  • 80'

    Try

    Jurenzo Julius · Sharks

    34 - 20
  • 81'

    Conversion

    Jordan Hendrikse · Sharks

    34 - 22
  • Fulltime 34 - 22

Player ratings

Lions
  • 15 Quan Horn 6.1
  • 14 Kelly Mpeku 6.9
  • 13 Henco van Wyk 6.2
  • 12 Bronson Mills 5.7
  • 11 Angelo Davids 6.6
  • 10 Chris William Smith 7.4
  • 9 Morne van den Berg 7.0
  • 1 SJ Kotze 6.2
  • 2 PJ Botha 7.1
  • 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 7.5
  • 4 Etienne Oosthuizen 6.5
  • 5 Darrien-Lane Landsberg 6.4
  • 6 Sibabalwe Mahashe 7.4
  • 7 Ruan Venter 8.0
  • 8 Francke Horn 6.7
  • 16 Franco Marais 4.9
  • 17 RF Schoeman 5.3
  • 18 Eddie Davids 6.2
  • 19 Reinhard Nothnagel 6.3
  • 20 Bathobele Hlekani 6.2
  • 21 Renzo Du Plessis –
  • 22 Haashim Pead 6.3
  • 23 Erich Cronje 6.1
Sharks
  • 15 Aphelele Fassi 7.4
  • 14 Edwill van der Merwe 5.7
  • 13 Francois Venter 5.4
  • 12 Jurenzo Julius 8.7
  • 11 Jaco Williams 6.4
  • 10 Siya Masuku 5.6
  • 9 Jaden Hendrikse 4.8
  • 1 Phatu Ganyane 6.2
  • 2 Fez Mbatha 6.8
  • 3 Hanro Jacobs 5.6
  • 4 Corne Rahl 6.3
  • 5 Jason Jenkins 6.4
  • 6 Tinotenda Mavesere 6.9
  • 7 Vincent Tshituka 6.2
  • 8 Thomas Dyer 6.5
  • 16 Eduan Swart 6.3
  • 17 Cameron Dawson 5.7
  • 18 Vincent Koch 5.9
  • 19 Emile van Heerden 5.8
  • 20 Phepsi Buthelezi 5.6
  • 21 Ross Braude 5.4
  • 22 Jordan Hendrikse 6.5
  • 23 Yaw Penxe 6.1