Edinburgh 17 - 18 Sharks

Full time

18 Apr 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

Hive Stadium

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In a closely contested match at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh Rugby fell 17-18 to the Sharks. The home side initially took control with tries from Lang and Ritchie, coupled with a penalty from Thompson. However, the Sharks responded through Fassi's try just after halftime, leveling the score. Edinburgh's Skinner received a yellow card, but they quickly regained momentum with Ashman's try shortly after. The match turned dramatic when Mapimpi scored a crucial late try for the Sharks, sealing their victory. Hendrikse's accurate kicking kept the Sharks in contention throughout the game. Ultimately, Edinburgh couldn't capitalize on their early lead, allowing the Sharks to snatch a narrow win.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 8.7°C (Feels like 2.0°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 22.5 km/h, gusting to 40.3 km/h Humidity: 75% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Penalty

Jordan Hendrikse · Sharks

0 - 3
11'

Try

James Lang · Edinburgh

5 - 3
24'

Substitution

Jack Brown on for Ross McCann · Edinburgh
27'

Try

Jamie Ritchie · Edinburgh

10 - 3
38'

Penalty

Jordan Hendrikse · Sharks

10 - 6
Halftime 10 - 6
Second Half
41'

Try

Aphelele Fassi · Sharks

10 - 11
42'

Conversion

Jordan Hendrikse · Sharks

10 - 13
45'

Yellow Card

Lukhanyo Am · Sharks
45'

Substitution

Fez Mbatha on for Bongi Mbonambi · Sharks
46'

Yellow Card

Eben Etzebeth · Sharks
46'

Yellow Card

Sam Skinner · Edinburgh
47'

Try

Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh

15 - 13
47'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

17 - 13
50'

Substitution

Freddy Douglas on for Ben Muncaster · Edinburgh
50'

Substitution

Grant Williams on for Jaden Hendrikse · Sharks
55'

Substitution

Ntuthuko Mchunu on for Ox Nche · Sharks
55'

Substitution

Hanro Jacobs on for Vincent Koch · Sharks
55'

Substitution

Dave Cherry on for Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
55'

Yellow Card Complete

Lukhanyo Am · Sharks
56'

Substitution

Boan Venter on for Pierre Schoeman · Edinburgh
56'

Substitution

Jason Jenkins on for Emile van Heerden · Sharks
56'

Substitution

Ben Muncaster on for Freddy Douglas · Edinburgh
56'

Yellow Card Complete

Eben Etzebeth · Sharks
56'

Yellow Card Complete

Sam Skinner · Edinburgh
59'

Substitution

Siya Masuku on for Aphelele Fassi · Sharks
65'

Substitution

James Venter on for Phepsi Buthelezi · Sharks
67'

Substitution

Glen Young on for Sam Skinner · Edinburgh
67'

Substitution

Freddy Douglas on for Ben Muncaster · Edinburgh
69'

Substitution

Charlie Shiel on for Ali Price · Edinburgh
74'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Edinburgh
79'

Substitution

Angus Williams on for D'Arcy Rae · Edinburgh
80'

Try

Makazole Mapimpi · Sharks

17 - 18
Fulltime 17 - 18

Player ratings

Edinburgh

15 Harry Paterson 6.4
14 Matt Currie 7.1
13 James Lang 8.1
12 Mosese Tuipulotu 6.3
11 Ross McCann 6.8
10 Ross Thompson 5.5
9 Ali Price 6.4
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.5
2 Ewan Ashman 7.7
3 D'Arcy Rae 6.3
4 Sam Skinner 5.4
5 Grant Gilchrist 5.9
6 Jamie Ritchie 7.4
7 Ben Muncaster 6.4
8 Magnus Bradbury 7.1
16 Dave Cherry 6.9
17 Boan Venter 6.0
18 Angus Williams –
19 Glen Young 5.7
20 Freddy Douglas 6.0
21 Charlie Shiel 5.8
22 Cameron Scott –
23 Jack Brown 7.2

Sharks

15 Aphelele Fassi 6.6
14 Ethan Hooker 7.0
13 Lukhanyo Am 5.9
12 Andre Esterhuizen 7.6
11 Makazole Mapimpi 7.1
10 Jordan Hendrikse 6.3
9 Jaden Hendrikse 6.1
1 Ox Nche 7.3
2 Bongi Mbonambi 6.6
3 Vincent Koch 6.7
4 Eben Etzebeth 5.3
5 Emile van Heerden 6.5
6 Phepsi Buthelezi 7.0
7 Vincent Tshituka 7.2
8 Siya Kolisi 6.9
16 Fez Mbatha 6.2
17 Ntuthuko Mchunu 7.3
18 Hanro Jacobs 6.7
19 Jason Jenkins 6.6
20 James Venter 6.8
21 Grant Williams 6.6
22 Siya Masuku 6.3
23 Jurenzo Julius –