Reviewed by Shihaam IsaacsSouth Africa sports betting writer
Published 5 October 2026
The Sharks beat Leinster by twenty six points to twenty at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday 3 October, a second win from two matches of the United Rugby Championship season.
Leinster scored three tries to the Sharks’ four. The Irish side had lost to the Lions the previous weekend, so this was their second defeat in South Africa.
How the points came
Manu Tshituka, Lili Bester, André Esterhuizen and Edwill van der Merwe scored for the Sharks. Vusi Moyo kicked three conversions. The Sharks led by fourteen points to seven at half time.
Robbie Henshaw, Thomas Clarkson and Andrew Osborne scored Leinster’s tries. Caspar Gabriel kicked one conversion and Sam Prendergast one penalty.
The rest of the South African season runs through our South Africa sports news page.
