United Rugby Championship: Sharks 26-20 Leinster - Irish province suffer second defeat in South Africa

Leinster suffered their second consecutive defeat at the start of the United Rugby Championship season, losing 26-20 to the Sharks in Durban. The URC title holders had previously lost 27-26 to the Lions in Johannesburg in their opening game. The Sharks scored four tries through Tshituka, L Bester, Esterhuizen, and van der Merwe, while Leinster replied with tries from Henshaw, Clarkson, and Osborne.