Who won Sharks vs Western Province?

Sharks beat Western Province 29–21 in the Currie Cup.

What was the score in Sharks vs Western Province?

Sharks 29, Western Province 21 in the Currie Cup.

Sharks vs Western Province 29-21

✦ Match Insight

Sharks beat Western Province 29–21 at Hollywoodbets Kings Park. Sharks shaded the try count 4–3. Tristan Leyds did the most damage in hand with 100 metres.

Top Performers

Top Carrier

Nick Hatton12

Most MetresTLTristan Leyds100m

Most Tackles

Nick Hatton14

At a Glance

SharksWestern Province

50%

Possession

50%

Territory

4Tries3

95Carries113

376Metres354

144Tackles116

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Match Timeline

14 scoring plays · every try, kick and card as it happened

Kick-off

🔁 Substitution

15'

20'

🏉 TryPaul de Villiers

0–5

21'

✅ ConversionKyle Smith

0–7

25'

🏉 TryEzekiel Ngubane

0–12

26'

✅ ConversionKyle Smith

0–14

🔁 Substitution

26'

Phikolomzi Sobahle🏉 Try

5–14

29'

🔁 Substitution

40'

🔁 Substitution

40'

🔁 Substitution

40'

🔁 Substitution

Jaco Williams🏉 Try

10–14

40'

41'

🔁 Substitution

Jean Smith✅ Conversion

12–14

41'

Half-time

Lee-Marvin Mazibuko🏉 Try

17–14

43'

Jean Smith✅ Conversion

19–14

44'

51'

🔁 Substitution

51'

🔁 Substitution

56'

🔁 Substitution

59'

🔁 Substitution

59'

🔁 Substitution

59'

🔁 Substitution

59'

🔁 Substitution

59'

🔁 Substitution

59'

60'

🔁 Substitution

60'

🔁 Substitution

60'

🔁 Substitution

60'

🔁 Substitution

60'

🔁 Substitution

60'

🔁 Substitution

Bathobele Hlekani🏉 Try

24–14

61'

Jean Smith✅ Conversion

26–14

62'

🔁 Substitution

62'

🔁 Substitution

62'

63'

🔁 Substitution

63'

🔁 Substitution

65'

🔁 Substitution

65'

🔁 Substitution

66'

🏉 TryBrendan Venter

26–19

67'

✅ ConversionRonald Brown

26–21

Jean Smith🎯 Penalty

29–21

72'

Data: Nations Championship official match centre

Scorers

Sharks

Tries

Sobahle 29' · Williams 40' · Mazibuko 43' · Hlekani 61'

Conversions

Smith 41' · Smith 44' · Smith 62'

Penalties

Smith 72'

Western Province

Tries

Villiers 20' · Ngubane 25' · Venter 66'

Conversions

Smith 21' · Smith 26' · Brown 67'

Match Stats

SharksWestern Province

Possession & Territory

50%Possession50%

50%Territory50%

Scoring

4Tries3

3Conversions3

1Penalty Goals0

1Try Assists0

Attack

95Carries113

376Metres Gained354

118Passes115

7Offloads4

10Clean Breaks5

24Defenders Beaten22

Defence

144Tackles Made116

80%Tackle Success73%

22Missed Tackles24

9Dominant Tackles8

5Turnovers Won4

Kicking

35Kicks in Play26

770Kick Metres670

Set Piece

8Lineouts Won13

80%Lineout Success76%

5Scrums Won8

83%Scrum Success100%

Breakdown

77Rucks Won89

99%Ruck Success98%

Discipline

8Penalties Conceded9

Data: World Rugby match centre

Player Stats

Minutes, carries, metres and tackles per player. Tap a name for their profile.

Sharks

PlayerMinCarMtrTck

Phatu Ganyane595512

2Liam Van Wyk598711

Lee-Marvin Mazibuko1T5982311

Coetzee Le Roux26116

Deon Slabbert803211

Tino Mavesere6385312

7Bathobele Hlekani1T8091512

Nick Hatton80123814

Ceano Everson41135

Jean Smith80123

Jaco Williams1T803301

Marnus Potgieter15472

Diego Appollis804346

14Phikolomzi Sobahle1T8010838

Hakeem Kunene574401

16Willem van der Hever21124

17Phiwayinkosi Rambo Kubheka21284

Mawande Mdanda21463

Corne Rahl40364

Jannes Potgieter17184

Bradley Davids40——2

22Drico Marx23——2

22Frederick Marx23——2

23Albertus Bester65326

Western Province

PlayerMinCarMtrTck

1Cabous Eloff41764

Scarra Ntubeni61225

3Zach Porthen529117

4Alex Groves801—5

Gary Porter4210206

Paul de Villiers1T6182011

Riley Norton804613

Louw Nel80111110

9Ezekiel Ngubane1T635156

Kyle Smith663106

Luke Burger805305

Damian Markus807425

13Gino Cupido611—3

14Jared Africa806163

15Tristan Leyds8081009

Luca Bakkes194151

Oliver Reid40468

Herman Lubbe281—3

19Enos Ndiao388124

20De Wet Marais193111

Asad Moos1711—

22Ronald Brown14———

23Brendan Venter1T195191

Head to Head

Sharks wins

Draws

Western Province wins

08 Jul 26Western Province 24–22 SharksFNB U18 Craven Week 2026

03 Jul 26Western Province 29–24 SharksFNB U16 Grant Khomo 2026

30 Jun 26Western Province 10–0 SharksFNB U16 Girls Week 2026

24 Aug 24Western Province 23–31 SharksCurrie Cup

10 Jun 23Western Province 44–5 SharksCurrie Cup

Form Guide

SharksLLWLL

L21–55 @ Griquas14 Aug

L0–59 vs All Blacks11 Aug

W19–12 vs Boland Cavaliers08 Aug

L28–36 @ Stormers XXIII01 Aug

L21–43 @ Cheetahs24 Jul

Western ProvinceWWWWW

W40–24 vs Western Province XV11 Jul

W24–22 vs Sharks08 Jul

W42–25 vs Eastern Province06 Jul

W43–5 vs Blue Bulls04 Jul

W29–24 vs Sharks03 Jul

More Currie Cup Fixtures

PumasFri 15:00Griquas

BullsFri 17:05Stormers XXIII

SharksFri 19:15Lions

CheetahsSun 15:00Boland Cavaliers

LionsFri 17:05Stormers XXIII

Sharks vs Western Province — Currie Cup

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